John Raese on Education

Vouchers ok for public, private, & religious schools

Support national standards for and testing of public school students.
Allow parents to use vouchers, (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any public school.
Allow parents to use vouchers, (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any private or religious school.
Allow teachers and professionals to receive authorization and funding to establish charter schools.

Source: 2006 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Aug 31, 2006

Vouchers let all families choose like wealthy families

The federal department of education has literally pumped billions and billions of dollars into public schools and American students still lag behind students in other countries. One way to improve education is to give every child the opportunity to get the best education, and that means school choice vouchers. Wealthy families can choose whether to send their children to public or private school, but the overwhelming majority of families cannot offer their children that choice. Source: Campaign website, www.RaeseForSenate.org, "Issues" May 2, 2006

Break education monopoly; competition will improve schools

If you're a taxpayer sending money to the government, and you prefer that money be used to send your child to a private school, then you should be able to receive a voucher from the government to help pay the tuition. There should be no monopoly on education in this country.

Experience from business teaches us that competition is good for everyone involved. If families have the opportunity to choose which schools they go to, then it will be in the interest of every school to improve its standards

Source: Campaign website, www.RaeseForSenate.org, "Issues" May 2, 2006

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