How Would a National Voucher Program Actually Work?

Given the ongoings of these criminals trying to short the US economy, and the particular slashing of the DoEd; how on earth would the dissolution of public schools actually play out?

I live in a rural town that has had voucher programs for high school since forever (because our town is small enough to not warrant its own high school). It’s made sense in my eyes because of the small population, but I can’t imagine how that could play out in urban areas, and wholesale across the country.

If all public funding went the way of tax dollars: The public schools would obviously still exist, but would have to take the vouchers to stay open as well? Charters would effectively just become private schools? Private schools would end up accepting vouchers to compensate the tuition?

I can’t imagine a voucher system taking over the entire country, but if the DoEd is gutted, and special education funds were not allocated or services protected through the IDEA- would it really just fall on states to determine how these services are paid and played out? Would public schools basically just become special education facilities?

Submitted March 15, 2025 at 06:50AM by olracnaignottus https://ift.tt/yjefbM8