Public School Vouchers
Public funds stay public, right? According to many parents in Douglas County would argue that public funds are for the benefit of taxpayers and therefore parents with students should be allowed to use public school vouchers for a private education for their children. There are taxpayers on each side of the argument anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court decision, and the states courts are actively participating.
The main question everyone's asking is whether or not parents should be allowed to use their tax money to fund a private education for their children. There are many valid intentions for both sides of the argument, but the supreme courts in a multitude of states have made a clear constitutional decision on the matter. In American society,
children are always told that to be something in this world, someone important and successful, they must have a good education. The majority of the time, a student will receive a higher quality of education in a private school than they would in a public school. One main reason for this shows that student to teacher ratios are lower in private schools which in hand gives the student less of a chance of being left behind in their education. The reality is that parents want to see their children succeed but sometimes lack the funds to provide a private education. This is where the parents fighting to use tax dollars to fund private education get their motivation. However, this fight does not stop at just public schools; religious schools have become a topic of conversation in the use of tax dollars funding education outside of public school. Religious schools is where any chance parents had to decide their children's education gets squashed by the supreme court in many states. In states such as Arizona and Colorado, the courts have ruled that the flow of taxpayer money into religious outlets is unconstitutional. In Arizona the court even went as far to say that just because parents of students pay taxes does not give them the right to challenge the courts and demand a private or religious education for their children.
Overall, it is evident that because parents have tried to stretch public school vouchers to religious school they should not be allowed to use tax dollars to fund their child’s education. It is unconstitutional for public funds to flow into religious places even for educational purposes.
The main question everyone's asking is whether or not parents should be allowed to use their tax money to fund a private education for their children. There are many valid intentions for both sides of the argument, but the supreme courts in a multitude of states have made a clear constitutional decision on the matter. In American society,
children are always told that to be something in this world, someone important and successful, they must have a good education. The majority of the time, a student will receive a higher quality of education in a private school than they would in a public school. One main reason for this shows that student to teacher ratios are lower in private schools which in hand gives the student less of a chance of being left behind in their education. The reality is that parents want to see their children succeed but sometimes lack the funds to provide a private education. This is where the parents fighting to use tax dollars to fund private education get their motivation. However, this fight does not stop at just public schools; religious schools have become a topic of conversation in the use of tax dollars funding education outside of public school. Religious schools is where any chance parents had to decide their children's education gets squashed by the supreme court in many states. In states such as Arizona and Colorado, the courts have ruled that the flow of taxpayer money into religious outlets is unconstitutional. In Arizona the court even went as far to say that just because parents of students pay taxes does not give them the right to challenge the courts and demand a private or religious education for their children.
Overall, it is evident that because parents have tried to stretch public school vouchers to religious school they should not be allowed to use tax dollars to fund their child’s education. It is unconstitutional for public funds to flow into religious places even for educational purposes.