Voucher systems provide education financing but allow parents to make their own choice. The selections are generally many and no one is compelled to attend a religious institution. Thus, they don't really fit the definition of a public school.
Wisconsin is one of only a few states that allow vouchers to be used in religious schools. The Wisconsin Supreme Court okayed that in 1998, but it's expected that the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually rule on it. I suspect they will affirm the state court's decision, in that federal student loans have always been available at religiously affiliated universities. That doesn't make those universities "public schools." In regard to traditional public schools being better than or equal to charter schools that's largely a myth perpetrated by teacher unions -- of which I was once a member. In Detroit, the charter schools and religious schools far outperform the public schools. Nationally, the margin is thinner, but overall, the charter schools have an edge. That's not to say that there aren't bad charters. There are. But the competition of the marketplace eventually weeds them out. Public schools don't have to compete. That's part of the problem. Paul On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > It depends on your definition of a "Public School". If it's a school > offered/run by a public entity, then I'd agree that thy are > non-denominational. However, the big push in Wisconsin by both a Republican > governor and a Republican legislature is for so-called "voucher schools" > whereby private and religious schools are partially funded by taxpayer money. > > The argument for that is "they provide a better education than the public > schools". Unfortunately, the research shows that they don't perform any > better and in some cases don't provide as good an education. > > I don't know if that meets the definition of separation of church and state, > but it sure as hell is not non-denominational. > > -p > > On 4/6/2013 6:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I've never seen a United States public school that has religious >> affiliation. I would think it would be unconstitutional. >> >> Paul >> On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>>> All U.S. public schools are non-demominational. >>>> >>>> Paul via phone >>> >>> Except in parts of the South and Midwest. >>> >>> stan >>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:09 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 6 Apr 2013, at 16:01, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In an effort to inject a bit of levity into this discussion.. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/6/2013 10:12, Bipin Gupta wrote: >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> I am a Hindu, but went to a Roman Catholic Boarding Public School, so >>>>>>> I fully understand Western Values. >>>>>>> ... >>>>>> What's wrong with this sentence? >>>>> >>>>> Spurious logic. >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
