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Politics : Socialized Education - Is there abetter way? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (219)	10/30/2007 8:32:13 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1513

My response to that point would be that it is something of a danger, but not quite as great as John seems to think it is. Also that it shouldn't be a major danger. There is no need to tie extensive government regulation in with receiving vouchers. the main check on who get to receive the voucher money is a market check. -- More on that meganmcardle.theatlantic.com and see this comment meganmcardle.theatlantic.com and this one meganmcardle.theatlantic.com

To: TimF who wrote (219)	10/31/2007 5:04:10 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 1513

There will remain a distinct different set of private schools. People like the Kennedy's would never consent to having their children educated with the lower class (at least not for a couple more generations or until the family fortune is spent). Public vouchers would affect charter schools but government would net necessarily be allowed to tinker needlessly with private schools that do not accept public funding. An advantage of charter schools is that by keeping them poor charter schools require substantial parental involvement to keep them afloat. This sends the message to the students that school is important. I have been told that this is one of the largest identified indicators of a student's eventual success.