Source: The Wall of Separation
March 17th, 2011
By Sandhya Bathija.
A few months ago, I blogged about a Colorado public school district that was considering a voucher scheme that would allow some students to attend religious and other private schools.
I explained then that vouchers are a bad idea all around. Tuition subsidies for religious schools undermine church-state separation, hurt the public schools and have not improved student performance in places where they’ve been tried.
I also pointed out that most people in Colorado don’t approve of vouchers. Voters there overwhelmingly rejected a voucher referendum, and in 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down a statewide voucher plan.
Based on all this, I hoped that officials at the Douglas County Public School District would take the hint.
Unfortunately, they didn’t.
LINK:
http://blog.au.org/2011/03/17/voucher-blunder-colorado-school-district-approves-‘school-choice’-scheme/
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