Voucher Blunder: Colorado School District Approves ‘School Choice’ Scheme

[Adsos Letter]

Source: The Wall of Separation
March 17th, 2011
By Sandhya Bathija.

A few months ago, I blogged about a Colorado public school district that was considering a voucher scheme that would allow some students to attend religious and other private schools.

I explained then that vouchers are a bad idea all around. Tuition subsidies for religious schools undermine church-state separation, hurt the public schools and have not improved student performance in places where they’ve been tried.

I also pointed out that most people in Colorado don’t approve of vouchers. Voters there overwhelmingly rejected a voucher referendum, and in 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down a statewide voucher plan.

Based on all this, I hoped that officials at the Douglas County Public School District would take the hint.

Unfortunately, they didn’t.

LINK: http://blog.au.org/2011/03/17/voucher-blunder-colorado-school-district-approves-‘school-choice’-scheme/
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The Wall of Separation is The official blog of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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1. Separation of Church and Voucher.

:think:

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2. A good many Christian school administrators won't take voucher money

Why> Cuz if they take the money they have to follow the government's rules, which often means the said schools cannot base their admissions upon religious affiliation and other non-academic variables.