from the state's very worst schools and enables them to attend private and religious institutions. So the private and religious institutions can either:
a) flunk these students in droves
b) take resources away from competent students and devote them to the substandard students
c) lower standards
d) all of the above
'Twas a famous victory, I do believe....
Thomas Sowell has written about when he took a class taught by Milton Friedman. In a paper he argued that if a particular event were to take place that either result A or result B would follow. Friedman returned the paper with the comment "or C: your analysis is incorrect." Sowell later asked about the comment saying, "You thought my analysis was incorrect?" and Friedman replied, "I didn't say that, I just wanted you to consider the possibility."
I think you should do the same. It's actually quite possible that the kids in the failing schools weren't failing for any reason other than the schools inability to instruct them, and that they will all do fine in private school.