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napi21

(45,806 posts) Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:51 PM Aug 2016

what is a school voucher? I just heard Don the Con say that so many people want vouchers. n/t

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what is a school voucher? I just heard Don the Con say that so many people want vouchers. n/t (Original Post) napi21 Aug 2016 OP

It is public money given to parents to pay tuition at private (often religious) schools dsc Aug 2016 #1

The original purpose of school vouchers was to help defray the cost TheDebbieDee Aug 2016 #2

dsc

(52,164 posts)

1. It is public money given to parents to pay tuition at private (often religious) schools

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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:53 PM

Aug 2016

there are a multitude of reasons they are bad. One, the schools often discriminate based on religion, sexual orientation, income, and special ed status. Two, funds are drained from public schools to pay for these vouchers, Three the voucher schools are often not held to standards.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

2. The original purpose of school vouchers was to help defray the cost

Reply to napi21 (Original post)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:59 PM

Aug 2016

of private schools for parents who did not want their children to attended integrated public schools...

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