School Vouchers in Education

  Vouchers and Views Figure 1 School Vouchers: A Hot Topic       Note: Lawrence, M. (2017). Voucher Key .Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/157270154@N05/26750406189 School Vouchers are a hot and widely debated topic in K-12 educational systems. Vouchers are  “state- or school district-funded scholarships that allow students to attend a private school of the family’s choice rather than sending the child to public school” (ProCon/Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2023). School vouchers impact students, teachers, families, and educational stakeholders in both public and private schooling. They also affect anyone who is a taxpayer since “public K-12 education receives benefits worth billions of dollars through the deductibility of state and local taxes” (Department of Education, 2011).   Thus, stakeholders have many different perspectives on the issue to consider. Some people support school vouchers . According to EdChoice (2023),  “School vouch...