The basic premise behind school vouchers is that a family receives credit for a certain amount of money that they can then apply
towards tuition at the private school of their choice.
School Vouchers are issued by the government so that parents can apply
them towards tuition at a private school, rather than at the public school to which their child is assigned.
Not exact matches
Parents receive taxpayer dollars that would have been used
towards their child's public
school education, which then can be used
at their discretion
towards private or religious
school tuition and fees, online courses, tutoring and other services.
-RRB-, the main red flag waved to convince voters to reject
school vouchers is that, since parents can use the credit
at any type of educational institution, a percentage of funds will inevitably be employed
towards paying
tuition at private religious
schools.