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Originally Posted by Whitley
In NY and NJ busses and books are provided to children attending private schools. In NYC where I went to school (Bronx) within three blocks of the PS was a Catholic School, A Jewish School and a private school. Offer the parents the opportunity to send their kids to the school they choose. Where there is the will, they will find a way. With Catholic Schools spending 2/3 of what the PS do per pupil, and getting better results based on standardized test scores, and graduation rates, a parent will do what they must to provide their child a better education. Catholic schools in lower income and newly arrived immigrant communities are closing at record rates. Without vouchers children in these underserved communities will have fewer choices. You and I are most likely close in age. Since we were children in school we have heard that choice must not be offered as the PS needs the funds to improve. Fifty years down the road, several generations of children, they have not improved. It is immoral not to offer these communities the opportunity to choose. .
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We are perpetuating poverty by having children from poor communities attend sub par schools
and how many wonderful brains are we losing by not giving all children the ability to learn.
I cannot remember the details, but I believe several years ago "60 Minutes" did several programs on educators who had gone into the worst schools in NY City and the kids were like sponges, they loved learning and were destined to have a successful life. Kids like this probably add more to a country than a lot of the private schools turn out.
Does anyone ever look at the qualifications level of the people who get voted onto school boards? You only need one loud mouthed parent to get a group of people stirred up and vote in people who are not qualified to decide what type of education your children need.