For Democrats, Some Nuance on Vouchers

Autor/in	Cavanagh, Sean
Titel	For Democrats, Some Nuance on Vouchers
Quelle	In: Education Week, 32 (2012) 4, S.1 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Educational Vouchers; Political Attitudes; Political Campaigns; Presidents; School Choice; Private Schools; Public Schools; Student Needs; Disadvantaged; Politics of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; President; Präsident; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This year's presidential campaign offers at least one unequivocal contrast on education issues: The Republican candidate supports private school vouchers, and the Democratic incumbent does not. But at the state and local levels, Democrats' views on vouchers are more diverse and nuanced than what is suggested by the party's national platform, which makes no mention of private school choice, or by the policies of the Obama administration, which has consistently opposed providing public money for private school costs. Some Democrats see vouchers as offering an escape hatch for students who would otherwise be forced to stay in academically struggling public schools. Others say publicly funded private school scholarships provide opportunities for students to obtain a religious education they otherwise could not afford. Still others in the party accept vouchers when they are relatively narrowly defined, limiting eligibility to special education students, for instance, or restricting participation to impoverished students in substandard schools. The strongest supporters of private school choice cite those instances of bipartisan backing as evidence of the concept's broad appeal, which they predict will grow among Democrats over time. Others see little evidence that vouchers are, or will ever become, broadly accepted among Democrats. They say the tuition aid unfairly redirects money away from public schools into the private sector and, in the view of many in the party, fosters inequity. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10