they should split all the money EQUALLY amongst ALL schools
I have to agree. Where I live we have this program called KERA. It's the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Schools get money based on performance. Umm...hello...does anyone else see the problem with this one? <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Of course the schools in the worst parts of town continually score the lowest, therefore they get less money.
We have one school that has continually done so poor for three years in a row that parents now have the option to send their children to a different school. All transportation must be covered by the school budget of the school they are leaving. Well, duh, they are leaving because the school is doing so bad because they do not get enough funding.
This particular school has a 98 percentile of free or reduced meals. This gives you an idea of how critical the situation in their neighborhood is.
I don't see vouchers as a saving grace either. I can guarantee you that these parents are not happy with the current situation at their school but offering them vouchers certainly won't help the children who are left at this public school. It also puts more of a strain on these parents in my opinion because they must meet the dress code rules and supply lists of the more prestigious schools.
Maybe I'm way off base but I don't think vouchers are the answer. They need to quit spending money needlessly and put it where it's needed - Education. It seems every year, education budgets are slashed all over the US.