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Parents know that every
school day matters for their
children’s future. Many families are deeply concerned now
about their children's welfare at school. They would move their
children to
better schools today, if they could. School choice would give families
like
these the opportunity to seek a school they prefer:
- Families with children
in overcrowded schools
- Families who worry over
their children's academic progress
- Families who want their
children in schools that reflect their values
- Families who worry for
their children's safety
- Families who want their
children in schools closer to home or work
Those
who oppose school
choice maintain that families who can afford it should be free to
remove their
children immediately from bad public schools, while families that
cannot afford
it should be made to stay and wait for the schools to slowly improve.
We see
this position as deeply wrong. Most Florida newspapers nonetheless
espouse it.
Only the Jacksonville Times-Union and the Tampa Tribune have
consistently
editorialized in favor of K-12 vouchers.
The
belief supporting school choice is not that private schools are better
than
public schools, or the other way around. The belief is that children
are likely
to do better if their parents are able to choose between them. The
belief is that parents should choose the schools and the funds should
follow the child.
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