Pros And Cons Of Private School Vouchers

President Trump as well as the United States Secretary of Education, Secretary DeVos have been advocating for initiatives, such as federal school vouchers. A federal voucher allows parents to use public funds as compensation for some of their student’s private school tuition. Vouchers can also be created and distributed by state governments. The intention is that low-income families will have the opportunity to enroll their children in higher quality educational programs. Another expectation is that public schools will essentially be forced to improve the quality of the education they offer due to the potential competition posed by private institutions.
Nevertheless, critics of vouchers argue that they are unconstitutional, since they evidently blur the line between church and state. Many private institutions possess religious values and affiliations, and vouchers would enable state and federal funding to private schools, some of which that may have religious affiliation. Therefore, opponents of these initiatives argue that they violate the Establishment Clause within the First Amendment. The most prevalent argument made by civil rights activists is that private schools should be required to follow civil rights law if they become beneficiaries of federal funds.
As a matter of fact, civil rights activists argue …show more content…
However, similar to how sexual orientation is dealt with, certain states have enacted legislation that compels state-funded private institutions to admit students regardless of religion. Undoubtedly though, private schools with religious affiliation can discriminate based on faith in hiring considerations. There has not been much outcry in this area, simply because of the unique circumstance of religious education. For example, a reasonable individual would not expect an Islamic instructor to educate at a private Catholic