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Originally Posted by bullseyebarb
Yes. We should not be funding schools which consistently deliver bad outcomes. No parent should be forced to send their child to such an institution. That is why I favor a no strings attached voucher system. Parents should receive education dollars directly and then choose which school is worthy of getting them. Some U.S. cities have voucher programs....but only in limited quantities and for those with lower incomes. Inner city parents in particular are desperate to get their kids out of public schools. After President Obama came into office, I was extremely disappointed, (although not terribly surprised), to see that the DC voucher program was canceled. This program had allowed many students to attend local private schools, including Sidwell-Friends, where Washington's movers and shakers send their children - including Obama. An outcry ensued, causing a reversal of policy......but only for those already enrolled in a private school. No new vouchers will be issued. So, private schools for Washington elites but not for the children of working class blacks.
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In my humble opinion, it is the causes of why schools are classed as failing that needs to be addressed, not just to allow the schools to fail. Also why should schools be classed as underperforming, merely on their exam results. Exam results do not take into account how much the children have improved since they joined the schools or whether many of the pupils have 'learning difficulties' of whatever degree. In Hyndburn we have a sizeable group of schoolchildren whose first language is not English. In addition there are some of the most deprived wards in England, here in Hyndburn -where children suffer from multiple causes of problems. The schools, which these children attend, have to overcome this problem before they can even begin to educate the children. So by your reckoning these schools (which by the very nature of the area of Hyndburn they are situated in) should be allowed to fail. Also have you any suggestions, as to where the pupils at these schools should be educated if they closed.