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To: zuggerlee; Huber
..and less than 5 of the private high schools would be considered competitive with the suburban public schools that surround the District of Columbia.

If all of the kids in DC receive a voucher where are they going to go to school?

Good question, and one that must be considered in the rush to promote "vouchers," which I do support as a short-term solution to some of the problems within public education.

Problem is, too many of these "voucher" schools are just smaller versions of the same failure that's perpetuated in the public schools, especially when they are set up under programs that still require most or all of the teachers to be state-certified. Also, too many of them do not enforce standards, parent involvement, discipline, uniforms, and all the other things they claim make them better than public schools. Those that operate this way are more after the money than out to produce better results.

It may disappoint some out there but I've seen the above too often and it needs to be stopped now. Any solutions?

35 posted on 07/14/2003 9:17:54 AM PDT by mafree
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