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Private Schools Aren’t Held To Public School Standards
Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//March 25, 2005//[read_meter]
Private Schools Aren’t Held To Public School Standards
Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//March 25, 2005//[read_meter]
Research demonstrates that vouchers have failed to improve student achievement significantly or consistently for students who have left public schools. So why promote a program that isn’t effective≠ [School Vouchers Clear Senate, Ready For House Vote, March 18, 2005 issue]
Private schools don’t come under the same scrutiny and accountability demands as public schools. Private schools have almost complete autonomy with regard to how they operate — who they teach, what they teach, how they teach, how, if at all, they measure student achievement, how they manage their finances, and what they choose to disclose to parents and the public.
Since when is it OK to use public money for private schools, many of them religious≠ The lack of accountability alone should keep this program from being approved! I don’t want my tax dollars used for a private school education that is not held to the same standards as are public schools.
