How would schools get 5k for every student that leaves? If they leave the school, they loose the 10k for that student.
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:30 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Piling On: Economists Call Obama On Universal Backing Claim Fixing the funding problem of schools could be easy. Many people preach the virtues of vouchers based on education quality. I say this is the wrong approach. Voucher advocates should preach the financial benefits. If a state averages 10k per student, a 5k voucher would net the school system 5k for every student who leaves with less students to care for. The number of building to keep up, the number of bus routes, etc., would decrease meaning more money to use on students. The number of state paid teachers would decrease, meaning fewer salaries and benefits to pony up. There would be a rise in the number of private schools catering to the desires of parents. IT themed, math themed, dance themed, heritage themed, and so on. These schools could be subjected to the same standardized tests as the public schools so achievement could be measured and vouchers for particular schools could be allowed based on performance. J - Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny - Thomas Jefferson on government ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:324786 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
