McCain’s bold stand for school choice
July 22nd, 2008 by Brendan SteinhauserThe Examiner has a good editorial about Senator John McCain’s support of school choice. The Opportunity Scholarships program has given thousands of kids the chance for a better education and thus, a better life. As the editors point out, “His stances put him at odds with the powerful education unions, but on the side of parents and on the side of excellence in education.”
It would be nice to see more of this kind of straight talk for conservative values and policies. Too often Sen. McCain has strayed from the right and then blasted conservatives for calling him out on it.
The biggest obstacle to greater opportunity for poor children in failing schools? The teachers unions, of course. They are simply afraid of competition and know that if there were more of it, they would be held to a higher standard.
Kudos to McCain for delivering such an important message to a somewhat hostile audience, the NAACP.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
WHERE IS MY VOUCHER?
I don’t have children and will never have children yet I have paid a fortune in taxes to the public school system. If I can’t get a tax break for never using the system then I also want school choice. I want the “choice” to give my tax money to the “school of MY choice”.
If you give parents to right to choose which school there children will go to with vouchers then I want a voucher also. I will choose a school that does the most with my money and does not waste it. I WANT A VOICE!
I’m sick of politicians attitude toward me and others who don’t have children - you just want us to “PAY AND GO AWAY”. IT’S TIME WE ALSO HAVE A VOICE IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR MONEY. I’m sick of being taken advantage of - Why am I paying for a school system when you are giving scholarships and vouchers for other peoples children to attend a different school? Does that make sense? Hell NO is doesn’t!
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
“The biggest obstacle to greater opportunity for poor children in failing schools? The teachers unions, of course. They are simply afraid of competition and know that if there were more of it, they would be held to a higher standard.”
Baloney. They know that taking money from public schools will only force them into a race to the bottom, which is what this issue is all about anyways.
The above sentiment is also what is wrong with the system. People that don’t have children don’t want to pay for others that do have them. It’s just blind selfishness IMO. Do you want those kids to grow up with no education??
What if we all got to say exactly where our tax money goes?? I suspect that a lot of things that the govt. needs money for would never get funded, but again…that is really what that exercise is all about as well.