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Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom sizes in the government schools. Republican politicians want to solve the crisis by taking more of your money to provide vouchers to a handful of the poorest students in each area, paying for a part of the tuition expense at private schools. But before long this 'reform' would make those private schools indistinguishable from the government schools ... Vouchers are an excellent way for the government to increase control over private schools.

Harry Browne#6

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About this quote

What does it mean?
School vouchers give government more control over private schools, making them similar to public schools.
In plain terms
Vouchers let government control private schools more.
What can you take from it?
Voucher programs can increase government control over education.

Where it applies

  • education policy
  • school reform
  • political debate

Putting it to work

  • analyze voucher impacts
  • protect school autonomy

Questions to consider

  • Do vouchers help or hurt private schools?
  • Is increased government control inevitable?

Another view

Vouchers can increase choice for families despite increased oversight.

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