March 31, 2024 1:08 pm
Do Vouchers Improve Educational Outcomes?
A recent study and report by Education Voters that Spicka referred to in her presentation. These include a lack of transparency and accountability built into the program and a lack of safeguards against discrimination of various kinds. In addition, tax revenue lost through support of the vouchers means less money for public schools, some of which are significantly underfunded. A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decision in February 2023, in fact, declared Pennsylvania’s approach to funding unconstitutional and sent state legislators scrambling to create an alternative.