Submitted by LetterGrouchy6053 t3_10sobvo in vermont
NowIAmThatGuy t1_j72yj8w wrote
It’s important to get the language right around this issue. There are private schools who receive public funds due to that private school being the only public option for a specific town(s) and therefore does not represent the specific issue being addressed here around a private school receiving public funds since this private school IS the public option for the town(s). There are, and this is the issue, private schools that receive public dollars and are not open to everyone. Those families argue for choice and they receive a voucher. This voucher money draws away from the publicly available education system that is open to all in that area. I would argue this should not be allowed. But the distinction should be made around this issue as to not lump these two separate uses of public dollars together. One is serving a necessary need in a community and is open to all residents. The other is not serving the same need and is a choice.
blE3p_bl00p t1_j746fve wrote
>There are, and this is the issue, private schools that receive public dollars and are not open to everyone. Those families argue for choice and they receive a voucher. This voucher money draws away from the publicly available education system that is open to all in that area.
Say it louder! If you want to go to a snobby school, you shouldn't get public funding.
NowIAmThatGuy t1_j752jdr wrote
I might argue that there shouldn’t be any other choice than public school and we should fund them as if they were private schools. Albeit, the research shows that private school educations are not any better than public.
landodk t1_j751rox wrote
What if you live in Manchester?
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