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Originally Posted by pietrocrazy
Why do these children deserve a chance while other children do not?
Essentially what you're saying is let the neglected children get more neglected while the privileged children get more privileged.
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Right now, middle class and above kids already have the option to choose their schools: they move to the school district they would like their children to attend.
Vouchers are, basically, an attempt to give poor and lower middle class parents the option to choose the schools that their kids attend.
So it seems misguided to attack a plan that gives the poor some improved educational options. And while it's easy to just say "fix the system," we've been trying that for 30 years with a notable lack of success. Certainly pouring money into failing systems does not help improve outcomes.
Nor are long-term plans to fix education of much interest to a parent whose child is in school *now*.