“California’s voters do not have to lose their metaphorical right or left arm to solve the budget crisis. ”
“There is a potentially simple and relatively pain-free policy solution out there- one that will actually improve what residents get out of their state, instead of requiring them to lose out on something. That potential solution is a statewide educational voucher program.”
“In a report by the Federal government, which was kept quiet until Democrats in Congress had a chance to sunset funding for D.C.’s innovative private school voucher program, a Federal study concluded that the private school voucher program in D.C. had delivered better results (students pulled ahead of their non-voucher peers in reading, while performing as well in math) at one quarter of the cost!”
“Average tuition at private voucher schools was $6,620, just under 25% of the $26,555 that the District of Columbia spends on education per pupil. Think of what this could mean for California. Education could actually improve and only cost 25% as much as it does presently.”
W.E. Messamore looks at the numbers and sees a way to balance the budget:http://caivn.org/article/2010/06/15/school-voucher-program-could-help-fix-californias-crippling-budget-deficit