Proponents School voucher

as practical matter, proponents note, u.s. programs offer poor families same choice more affluent families have, providing them means leave failing school , attend 1 child can education. because public schools funded on per-pupil basis, money follows child, cost taxpayers less because voucher less actual cost.

in addition, say, comparisons of public , private schools on average meaningless. vouchers utilized children in failing schools, can hardly worse off if parents fail choose better school. also, focusing on effect on public school suggests more important education of children.

some proponents of school vouchers, including sutherland institute , many supporters of utah voucher effort, see remedy negative cultural impact caused under-performing public schools, falls disproportionately on demographic minorities. during run-up november referendum election, sutherland issued controversial publication: voucher, vows, & vexations. sutherland called publication important review of history of education in utah, while critics called revisionist history. sutherland released companion article in law journal part of academic conference school choice.

edchoice, founded milton , rose friedman in 1996, non-profit organization promotes universal school vouchers , other forms of school choice. in defense of vouchers, cites empirical research showing students randomly assigned receive vouchers had higher academic outcomes students applied vouchers lost random lottery , did not receive them; , vouchers improve academic outcomes @ public schools, reduce racial segregation, deliver better services special education students, , not drain money public schools.