Vouchers: Absolutely not. I would like the public education system to be the best in every corner of the nation. We should not encourage the wealthiest and most active parents to take their children out of the public schools. Instead, we should use these funds (and more) to improve the schools. We should hold teachers more accountable, but pay them much more, and make sure that all children recieve an equal quality education whether they come from a rich area or a poor one.
Ideally, all children should spend at least some time in public schools. I spend my childhood in an excellent public school system, where, through busing and magnet programs, I was exposed to diverse ideas I would never otherwise experience. I would like all children to have the chance at the same sort of education I had. Vouchers drain the public schools, and only give that chance to a privileged few.
I also worry that certain private school may not expose children to all the ideas about religion, politics, and science that the world has to offer. Obviously, many public schools don't either, but this is something we should be trying to improve rather than giving up on.
*wishes the UAC had this platform*
