I would most certainly send my children to a private school on a voucher or credit program
if given the opportunity. In fact, I currently send my youngest child to a private school
instead of the public school in my district. Contrary to the standard stereotype we do not
have a lot of money and it is almost always a struggle to pay the monthly tuition. However,
we feel that our children’s education is important and the local schools are not making the
grade. The middle school my son would have attended last year is considered a failing
school by the Indiana Department of Education. The high school he was slated to attend
this year has been on the failing list in the past. While we have a voucher program in
Indiana families, must meet certain financial criteria and have attended a public school in
the past year. We do not meet either requirement. My daughter is in college and my
husband works two jobs in order to pay her tuition. While we don’t have any extra
disposable income the additional money he earns to pay college tuition causes us to be
ineligible for the voucher program. It seems a shame that people who work hard have to
make a choice between high cost quality education and a failing public school. It seems
that the harder you work the more you are penalized.
I believe that the economic principal of competition applies to both public and private
institutions. Competition works. It provides individuals and organizations with the
