Could Federal Educational Vouchers Aimed at the Poor and Useable in Public Schools Work?

[BrentWil]

16. Here are the portions of the OP

What I would suggest is giving vouchers that are means tested to the poor and lower middle class. In other words, start providing full vouchers (10K) for families making less then 30,657 for a family of four (133% of poverty level for a family of 4: http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/tools-for-advocates/guides/federal-poverty-guidelines.html) and phase out completely when income reaches $46,100 (200% over the poverty level for a family of 4). The vouchers would be usable at any school. In other words, it would be a Federal vouchers that could be used at a local public school or private school. It would not interfere with current funding streams and would work to add to them. This would provide a huge economic stimulus to poorer communities because they have a large amount of the student that would be enrolled in the program. Also, the vouchers would have to be significant, given the lack of resources many of these families have. I threw out the number 10K, but the real number would take planning and study.


I would suggest funding come from an increased income tax at the top tax bracket.