School Vouchers Pros And Cons
Children receiving a good education have always been a priority to parents. They seek schools that have potential to provide their children with the proper education that will allow them to be successful later in life. However, the top schools that claim to provide the best education are private and quite expensive. Therefore, not everyone can afford these particular schools for their children, giving them no choice but to enroll their children in a public school. This is where school vouchers come in. School vouchers, also known as opportunity scholarships, are state-funded scholarships that pay for students to attend top rated schools, like private schools. There are certain standards that must be met in order to receive the voucher, and not every state has currently approved the voucher system. In fact, only thirteen states has approved it. School
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Some pros include increasing diversity in private schools, increasing specialization in certain subject areas, providing more educational opportunities for low-income students that public schools usually don’t provide, improving the overall education in all schools due to higher competition between schools, and not having to worry about high educational costs. One major con includes taking funds away from already underfunded schools. This is because the amount of students attending a public school, determines the amount of funds they receive. Therefore, if students are not attending public schools, their funds will be too low to offer sufficient educational opportunities. Other cons include student discrimination, because although lower income students are given a chance to attend these schools, they might not fit in right away. Also, school vouchers are linked to violating the separation of church and state, since the majority of private schools are religious, which basically infers that Americans must pay taxes to support
Some pros include increasing diversity in private schools, increasing specialization in certain subject areas, providing more educational opportunities for low-income students that public schools usually don’t provide, improving the overall education in all schools due to higher competition between schools, and not having to worry about high educational costs. One major con includes taking funds away from already underfunded schools. This is because the amount of students attending a public school, determines the amount of funds they receive. Therefore, if students are not attending public schools, their funds will be too low to offer sufficient educational opportunities. Other cons include student discrimination, because although lower income students are given a chance to attend these schools, they might not fit in right away. Also, school vouchers are linked to violating the separation of church and state, since the majority of private schools are religious, which basically infers that Americans must pay taxes to support