School Vouchers: D.C. (NO) vs. Sweden (YES)
The Senate kills school vouchers in Washington, D.C. NY Times Video Op-ed: Why the Obama administration should look to Sweden for a national school voucher program that works. Thanks to Ben Cunningham.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Senate kills school vouchers in Washington, D.C. About Me
- Name: Mark J. Perry
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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4 Comments:
Democrats are in the pocket of the education union, aka NEA, and will never vote for this program regardless of merit. They prefer ever increasing amounts of taxpayer funds be poured into the black hole of government schools.
An irony here is 90% of D.C. voters vote democrat. Therefore, a logical deduction is the vast majority do not consider a good education for their children very important.
That says it all. The Democrates only care about their own kids. They send their kids to private schools while sending your kids to government "public" schools. When will people wake up and say enough is enough?
Andrew J. Coulson of Cato estimates that the total costs of public schools in DC is more than $28,000.
The article linked claims just $14,000.
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/03/06/vouchers-vs-the-district-with-more-money-than-god/
Oh my god!
You are advocating emulating the Swedes?
Do you know how high their taxes are?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_around_the_world
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