Diane Wiley wrote: > This is the point, isn't it? If there was more money for the public schools to pay >for services for these kids, they wouldn't need to go to private schools to get out >of public schools that aren't serving them. This is why the whole voucher discussion >is absurd.
I don't think that it's absurd at all. I think that you could pour the entire national budget into the public schools and not see a rise to the level of quality that I would expect. That's because it is the basic philosophical assumptions held within the public schools that need to change, not their budgets. Although I support the concept of a public school system, on a practical basis there's not much "choice" for poor parents with few resources. Vouchers provide them with the ability to provide a nominal education for their children, rather than none at all. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
