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School of choice within the public schools does allow kids to go to other public schools, which can get them out of a "poor" area and get them into a better district, although the way things are set up in Michigan, you still have to provide transportation (for which I see no other reasonable options, you can't have school buses travelling all over the metro Detroit area to pick up kids for school, it's too time intensive and costly). However, voucher systems use tax dollars to pay for private schools and I am totally against that. I am absolutely opposed to tax dollars paying for religious schools. And, as I said before, the amount of money allotted in a voucher still leaves a $5000-$10,000 bill for tuition. Few "poor" parents (few middle class parents even!) can afford that. They benefit only the rich who were going to send their kids to private school anyway. There are also charter schools out there, but again, transportation can be an issue. They often have a "theme" to them, a health care career orientation, auto-mechanic orientation, etc. I have no problem with this either. Charter schools and schools of choice are better options than a voucher system.
Dee
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