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Bill Bennett was discussing this morning how inner city Catholic schools are in decline for a number of reasons. Rising costs, in part because of more lay people who must be paid teaching the students. Also costly lawsuits and settlements by the Catholic Church have left fewer dollars to fund schools.

And there are large segments of the black community that SUPPORT school vouchers. They see the two tier system of public and private schools where there is a difference between the schools citizens and politicians can afford to send their kids.

However, a privately established voucher system can keep the government from setting the curriculum.

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Also...The concept of prison-like, Prussian style schooling should be abandoned.

Surely we could learn a few things from homeschoolers. Haven't they shown us that with today's technology children can progress faster, and learn material more thoroughly when the curriculum is individualized and children progress at their own pace?

Christians ( Catholic and Protestant) must recognize that for many reasons their churches will not (or can not in the case of the Catholic Church) build or open brick and mortar schools for their children. They must begin to organize education alternatives among themselves. Surely, the example of the homeschoolers could give them ideas on how to do this.

By the way, the idea that churches will rescue their kids should be abandoned. They likely won't. There are too many government teachers in the pews putting money in the collection plate.