[aristeides]

Instead of vouchers, have state exams for students. If a student passes the exams for the year, the state then pays the student's parent(s) (or caregiver) an appropriate amount equal to the reasonable cost of schooling for the year. That means no state control over private and religious schools, and no discrimination against homeschooling parents. It also means no constitutional problem in violating separation of church and state.

[Scenic Sounds]

Instead of vouchers, have state exams for students. If a student passes the exams for the year, the state then pays the student's parent(s) (or caregiver) an appropriate amount equal to the reasonable cost of schooling for the year. That means no state control over private and religious schools, and no discrimination against homeschooling parents. It also means no constitutional problem in violating separation of church and state.

Good post.

Now, how about kids who can and do benefit from education, but who, because they have disabilities, cannot pass state exams designed for normal kids?

And, how about kids who have parents who believe (or who act like they believe) that educating their children is unimportant and are not sufficiently motivated by an "amount equal to the reasonable cost of schooling" to provide for their kids' education?