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Subject: Re: Let's privatise schools

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Astrid

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Date Posted: 22:51:14 07/05/02 Fri
In reply to: Sadie 's message, "Re: Let's privatise schools" on 22:11:46 07/05/02 Fri

>For the problem kids, probably yes, especially when
>you consider that many of them cost far more than the
>"average" on which the voucher amount would be based.
>Thus the private schools, as now, would not want to
>take them.
>
>I also see other problems. In my community, the
>private schools are overwhelmingly religious. I don't
>think vouchers would change this significantly; I fear
>that vouchers would widen the gap between public and
>private, which would leave the alternatives for
>non-religious education even less appealing than they
>already are.

Ok, but my suggestion is to do away with public schools entirely.

Astrid

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Let's privatise schools	Sadie	23:02:06 07/05/02 Fri
Re: Let's privatise schools -- Astrid, 23:06:05 07/05/02 Fri Re: Let's privatise schools -- Sadie, 23:14:47 07/05/02 Fri Re: Let's privatise schools -- Astrid, 00:35:54 07/06/02 Sat Re: Let's privatise schools -- Siannach, 23:47:11 07/05/02 Fri