[MD] Value and the Individual

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com>:

> 
> [Platt]
> Giving parents a voucher and a choice, schools will compete for students,
> raising quality. 
>  
> [Arlo]
> So you favor forcing private schools to accept vouchers? Would this be on
> a
> lottery system? Would schools be able to choose who they accept? Would
> schools
> be able to deny low-income families? Non-whites?
> 
> [khaled]
> Sorry for the interjection here, but as I understand it, a voucher has so
> much value. It is equal what the public schools are thought to cost.
> So a voucher is enough for the public school left in operation, say
> $5,000. A private school will take the voucher as part of the total
> payment ( it could be 10% or 90%) the rest has to be paid by the parents.

Or a private school can take the voucher as full payment, or if run more
efficiently and effectively than the public school (as could be the case in
a competitive free market) refund part of the voucher to the parent.




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