Figlio has studied the effects of voucher programs in Ohio and Florida and found «modest positive gains,» he said,
for students in public schools facing competition from voucher programs.
Given that vouchers are
only for students in public schools given «C,» «D,» or «F» rankings by the state, it's the worst schools that Edwards is proposing forcing students back into.
It is deeply troubling that instead working to fix PA's public school funding crisis, many lawmakers are instead trying to advance the agenda of the school privatization lobby, which will create more costs for taxpayers and even deeper
deprivation for students in public schools.
But we don't insist on
it for students in public schools and especially students in low - income public schools.