Choosing Schools in Nebraska

Campus Report ^ | October 1, 2009 | Allie Winegar Duzett

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Choosing Schools in Nebraska

by: Allie Winegar Duzett, October 01, 2009

School choice has long been a topic of debate among those concerned with American education. Should the government have a monopoly over education? Or should Americans instead be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to schools that could compete with the government’s public school system? Paul DiPerna of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice recently interviewed 1,200 “likely” Nebraskan voters to see how residents of the state feel about issues with education, including school choice. The study has a 95% confidence level.

DiPerna’s study found that Nebraska’s Democrats, Republicans, and Independents often agree on key points regarding education. As an example, as many as 52% of Democrats, 53% of Independents, and 59% of Republicans in Nebraska support tax-credit scholarships. Eighty-four percent of total voters claimed to prefer a system that would allow parents to choose between public schools, private schools, charter and virtual schools, and homeschooling. Approximately 55% of Nebraskan voters say they generally favor school vouchers—and this number increases among Independent voters, two-thirds of whom support the idea. According to DiPerna, “Three times as many voters say they prefer a private school (48%) rather than a regular public school (10%). And among voters who claim to prefer private schools, a full 57% would prefer to send their children to religious private schools rather than non-religious ones....

[US Navy Vet]

OK people one more time... “vouchers” are a siren’s song. If you accept “Gov Money(voucher)” then there WILL be “strings attached”. TAX CUTS and the abolition of the fed dept of ed are what are needed.

[genghis]

we need a separation of state and education
maybe health care and the state as well.

[SECURE AMERICA]

The Government schools are becoming little more then Socialist Indoctrination Camps. Being an American and not a Socialist I would never send a child to a Government school.
As Americans we have lost our way. We have no problem buying a house 5 times bigger then we need,buying 2-3 cars instead of the lesser number, getting the newest most expensive phone TV computer etc. But balk at spending money to have our children properly educated. Our Founders would spit on us...