What about the programs that use the vouchers for public schools - the parents can choose the public school in the district that they want to send their kid to?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:24 AM Subject: RE: My thoughts on Education > Yes the Wonderful world of vouchers, the panacea of all of our educational > woes. Do I hear skimming here? No private school is required to take the > special needs kids that public schools are required to do so by law. I would > have no problem with vouchers if the exact same standards for public > education are applied to private schools in order to receive vouchers. This > includes all constitutionality issues and issues of free access. Your local > religious school would have to deal with those kids with tourettes or Autism > or ADHD etc at certain minimal standards or those kids who get fed as an > afterthought, instead of not allowing them in the school in the first place. > if a sectarian school, or any private school want to get government money or > services then they have to follow minimal standards. I would not be too > surprised if the exact same standards have to be met by private schools, > most will quickly drop out. Quite rapidly this so-called school choice > becomes no choice at all. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:11 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: My thoughts on Education > > > > > > The wonderful world of vouchers. I get the same amount of tax dollars > > that is spent on my son to go to public school. Of course this > > transition takes time and you have to do it right. Otherwise > > the public > > schools, as they faze out will be a wreck. So at the same > > time I think > > additional funds would be needed to help them. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:09 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: My thoughts on Education > > > > Alright, I'll bite... > > > > and we'll start simple, one point at a time (one point at a time offer > > not > > valid in all states or states of mind... ;-) > > How do you propose that these "privatized" schools make money, not > > necessarily profit mind you, but just meet operating expenses. > > > > will > > ---- > > > > William H. Bowen > > Webmaster > > ALSTOM's Energy Management & Markets Business > > > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.esca.com/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:01 AM > > Subject: My thoughts on Education > > > > > > > Personally I am not a big fan of public education. My son > > will attend > > > private schools, unless there is a fundamental change. I think > > schools > > > should be privatized. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:56 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Slowly I crawl back....i'll be nice this time. > > > > > > Good. > > > > > > its still happening - feel free to jump in with your > > education system > > > opinions at any time. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:47 AM > > > Subject: Slowly I crawl back....i'll be nice this time. > > > > > > > > > > Ok I'm back....in the words of Eminem...life just isn't any fun > > > without > > > > me. :) > > > > > > > > I see I missed one of my favorite debates when I looked at the > > > archives, > > > > our public education system! Darn it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
