Issue Position: School Vouchers

Issue Position

First we use vouchers and scholarships for private and parochial schools at the university level, If it's OK there why not use it at the pre-K-12 as well. I believe in a free market system. I don't believe that monolithic monopolies are always the best mechanism for delivering a service.

Our education system fits that criteria. Education is one of the last monopolies in the country. In my view, competition is valuable. It helps raise the standard and I believe that an all of the above approach is how we should pursue this.

Concerns that vouchers and scholarships will wreck the public education system are not borne out by other states. Florida has had great success with education savings accounts and allowing parents to choose for their children what they perceive to be the best route. Let's learn from what others have done and see if we can't move our system forward. With public dollars comes public accountability. We need to see the value and the return on our investment for our children.

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