Evils of choice. (the danger of government vouchers for school choice)

From: National Review | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: Tucker, Jeffrey A. | Copyright information

There is reason for conservatives to examine carefully the long-term impact of vouchers for school choice. Because federal funds would be involved, the government would be required to uphold discrimination laws and curriculum policies that could interfere with a school's program.

CONSERVATIVES are mostly united in support of "school choice"--giving parents vouchers to be spent at private schools. The reasons are obvious: public schools have been a mess for decades, and private sc...

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