Comments on: Senate Ends Unsuccessful DC Religious School Voucher Experiment

By: qs

qs — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:08:41 +0000

Vouchers are just more spending in my opinion. Not only are they more spending, but it’s another way for the Federal Government to get its foot in the door of private schools to control their curriculum.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:43 +0000

But it is preferable that they at least tested the efficacy of the voucher program… which allowed it to be demonstrated that even on its own public-money-for-proselytizing-kids-makes-kids-smart terms it didn’t succeed.

By: juniper

juniper — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:08 +0000

I mind very much “experiments” that bust apart the wall between Church and State.

By: Hendrix

Hendrix — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:34:14 +0000

I don’t mind so much that this experiment was tried since they actually monitored it for effectiveness and were willing to change it. Clearly many areas of policy could benefit from this kind of follow up. It’s a shame there aren’t more non-religious private schools trying to make a difference.

By: Congress Watcher

Congress Watcher — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:21:41 +0000

… and who were the 42 senators who voted for a mandated public support for failed educational programs in the Catholic schools? I think I’ll be writing on that today.

By: juniper

juniper — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:16:27 +0000

Vouchers don’t work, and free market faith didn’t work either, huh?