If anyone is confused about the voucher program for schools. This link explains it well

[Maraya1969]

https://www.procon.org/headlines/school-vouchers-top-4-pros-and-cons/

They have a graph of the "Pros and Cons" of vouchers. I did not even think that these vouchers would harm the public schools because the money they give to voucher schools is taken right from the money for the public schools.

[Lonestarblue]

1. Vouchers are the Republican way to get public money for their schools.

Many schools are set up to avoid having minorities attend or to use public dollars for religious instruction. I think Florida also now allows home schoolers to get public dollars with no oversight of the education provided. Some parents do genuinely provide education for their kids at home, but far too many use substandard (i.e., religious) textbooks and are not capable of teaching the more rigorous math and science required for upper grade levels. I remember reading an article last year about a woman in her 30s who had third-grade math skills because she was home schooled but spent most of her days working in her father’s business.

Having spent my career in education, I am not a fan of vouchers, home schooling unless circumstances demand it, or most charter schools, especially for-profit ones.

[AlexSFCA]

2. School vouchers do not cover full cost of private school

Plus, most people do not have school age kids and still pay taxes. They can’t benefit from
the vouchers and want their taxes to fund local public schools which improves the entire community and property values. Why would their taxes be diverted to fund religious private schools, often outside of the neighborhood.

[Ms. Toad]

3. All forms of "school choice" that isn't paid for by the parents

Takes money from the student's residence district. That is true even when the child is moving from one public school district to another: the money follows the child.

The fact that you didn't know this means supporters of public schools need to do a better job of education.

[CrispyQ]

4. I don't think any of the pros listed are pros.

This one really galls me.

Pro 4
School vouchers offer students in failing schools access to a better education.

Parents who cannot afford homes in neighborhoods with great school districts are often doomed to send their kids to bad schools with less funding, fewer good teachers, and fewer opportunities for students to excel. [8]

Maybe voucher money should be spent improving the "failing schools." Maybe school funds should be split equally among all districts & not by property values? IDK but taking funds for all students & funneling them to programs for only a few seems to violate the spirit of public education.