How are vouchers harmful to public schools?
Taxpayers should not be asked to support private enterprise or any religious institution that is not directly accountable to the general public. Vouchers direct tax dollars to schools that do not have to meet the same standards and laws as do public schools. Some argue that vouchers will create competition for students. Competition exists now. In our area in particular, districts work together and learn from one another. The competition offered by private schools that do not have to accept every student who walks through the door, is not fair competition. And existing charter schools, which are publicly funded but can limit their enrollments, have yet to produce superior results.
