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Article: Pro-choice? (education vouchers for parents) (Selected Skirmishes)
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- November 1, 1993
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At a friendly dinner bash some months back, a woman reflected upon how her schooling had affected her upbringing. "I went to Catholic school," she said, "and I suppose that's why I hate the Church." This prompted a similar introspection among her dinner guests and hurled a revelation at me. "You know, I went to public schools," I pointed out, "and that's why I hate the government."
I was reminded of this incident by the hysteria gripping California as it confronts the so-called School Choice Initiative. This November, voters will decide whether or not parents should be given education vouchers for $2,600--about half the annual per-pupil operating expense of ...