I'm one conservative that's against school choice for this reason.
I go to a private school and my parents sacrifice a lot so I can go there. That's what makes a private school great. It is filled with kids with engaged parents.
If a student cannot afford it, the parents can help out at the school like serving lunch and there is financial aid available.
Currently there's 100 kids in the waiting list to get in here.
If school choice becomes real, then the school will be filling the halls with those based on things like what skin color they are instead of kids going there because they have engaged parents.
I just see school choice as ruining the only good schools in the country.
AZ passed school choice in the past few years. My daughter is in a Catholic school, so the vouchers have been a huge relief. I had the same concerns as you, but it doesn't seem to have played out this way. At least in the Catholic schools, idk about other private schools.
I have never seen a family turned away from a Catholic school for inability to pay.
Another mitigating factor is the number of charter schools in AZ. A lot of people put their kids here.
Anyhow, you made an astute observation.
I'm one conservative that's against school choice for this reason.
I go to a private school and my parents sacrifice a lot so I can go there. That's what makes a private school great. It is filled with kids with engaged parents.
If a student cannot afford it, the parents can help out at the school like serving lunch and there is financial aid available.
Currently there's 100 kids in the waiting list to get in here.
If school choice becomes real, then the school will be filling the halls with those based on things like what skin color they are instead of kids going there because they have engaged parents.
I just see school choice as ruining the only good schools in the country.
AZ passed school choice in the past few years. My daughter is in a Catholic school, so the vouchers have been a huge relief. I had the same concerns as you, but it doesn't seem to have played out this way. At least in the Catholic schools, idk about other private schools. I have never seen a family turned away from a Catholic school for inability to pay. Another mitigating factor is the number of charter schools in AZ. A lot of people put their kids here. Anyhow, you made an astute observation.