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Do School Vouchers Work? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / ANALYSIS |
| Author: Paul E. Peterson |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1999 |
| Size: 2,114 Words, 16,351 Characters |
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School vouchers--payments made to parents of school-age children that are earmarked to pay tuition at a private or parochial school of the parents' choice--are decried by teachers unions as a stake through the heart of public education. Many civil libertarians chime in, saying that, if vouchers are distributed by a government agency to a faith-based school, they make a mockery of the Bill of Rights by flouting the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment.vbcrlf Voucher proponents, on the other hand, insist that the new system would boost school quality, and thus scholastic achievement, by encouraging competition between public and private schools. They also say that many low-income parents, if given the chance, would send their ...
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...nounced for students with achievement test scores in the bottom half of the distribution."vbcrlf All in all, then, the evidence that attendance at a private school enhances the achievement of low-income students has now become quite substantial.And because of this, perhaps an Appomattox is at last in sight in this most sanguinary of civil wars. vbcrlf
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