Comment on Florida’s private school vouchers soar, creating concern over impact on public schools
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 months agoThey won’t work like student loans. There is no debt other than what the government borrows. All they have to do is cap the vouchers at the price public schools pay per student and the locks the cost. Right now private schools are cheaper in 43 out of 50 states.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You should really read up more about how student loans caused the cost of college to grow so fast.
In simple terms, they pumped more money into the system. For grade school, if private schools can charge families 10k per student, if you introduce 7k vouchers, then the schools know they can charge closer to 17k. It would be silly to not leverage the vouchers as a means to siphon government money
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Students loans are separate issue unrelated to school vouchers. Since you can borrow almost unlimited funds, schools went to town hiring more unneeded positions and increased the cost
Student vouchers are limited in value. A school would only be able to charge the value of the voucher or the parent would choose public school.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Most (I think all) school vouchers only subsidize the cost of private schools. Which in turn makes the situation more dangerous for costs to escalate. Unlike with student loans (which do have a hard cap), most voucher programs are for set amounts meaning schools can price gouge more effectively.
Obiousky I won’t convince you otherwise, but I would recommend reading more about how voucher programs, student loans, and equity in education work. Private schools certainly have their place, but education is fundamental to the well being of any society so changes should be taken carefully.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Most programs if seen is it’s an all or nothing program. If the school cost 11k and your voucher is 10k then your kid goes to public school or you pay 11k out of pocket. It’s to prevent cost from escalating.
I have not seen a voucher program suggested that allows you spend over the voucher. Doesn’t mean they are not out there but that’s not what I’ve supported in the past.