The Erosion of Public Education: Why School Vouchers Are Detrimental
School voucher programs, often touted as a means of increasing “school choice” and fostering competition, fundamentally fail to deliver on their promises. By redirecting public tax dollars away from established public school systems into private, often religious, institutions, these programs create a cascade of detrimental effects. The primary arguments against school vouchers rest on three pillars: the fiscal harm they inflict on public schools, the questionable or even negative impact they have on student academic performance, and the erosion of accountability and civil rights protections for students.
