(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)
The Washington Post editorial page weighs in again on choice, this time in the context of the Forest Grove vs. T.A. case pending before the United States Supreme Court.
The WaPo raises an interesting question: if special needs students have a right to a private school remedy in cases where the public schools have failed to provide an appropriate education, why shouldn’t other children poorly served by public schools enjoy the same right? Kids like those attending DC public schools. A strong case can be made that public schools have horrendous track record in educating both inner city children and children with disabilities.
Of course you wouldn’t want to clog the courts with lawsuits like the special needs law created. A voucher program with a voucher amount less than the total spending per pupil would be far more equitable and efficient.
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