Comments on: School Choice Widely Favored in Virginia http://bearingdrift.com/2009/11/19/school-choice-widely-favored-in-virginia/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: white granite countertops http://bearingdrift.com/2009/11/19/school-choice-widely-favored-in-virginia/#comment-68106 white granite countertops Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:20:19 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=10080#comment-68106 A large percentage of of whatever you claim is supprisingly appropriate and it makes me wonder the reason why I had not looked at this in this light previously. This particular piece really did turn the light on for me as far as this particular topic goes. Nonetheless at this time there is actually just one issue I am not necessarily too comfy with and while I make an effort to reconcile that with the central theme of the position, let me see just what all the rest of the visitors have to point out.Nicely done. A large percentage of of whatever you claim is supprisingly appropriate and it makes me wonder the reason why I had not looked at this in this light previously. This particular piece really did turn the light on for me as far as this particular topic goes. Nonetheless at this time there is actually just one issue I am not necessarily too comfy with and while I make an effort to reconcile that with the central theme of the position, let me see just what all the rest of the visitors have to point out.Nicely done.

]]> By: Max Shapiro http://bearingdrift.com/2009/11/19/school-choice-widely-favored-in-virginia/#comment-22888 Max Shapiro Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:55:11 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=10080#comment-22888 I support school choice, but in rural areas, like the eastern shore, it leads to a very serious question; At what point do you reach critical funding mass? Even when you give only half the per-student spending in a voucher, its still taking money out of the school. Sure, its more money per pupil, but at what point does the school not have enough money for basic maintenance and salaries? Odds are this would never happen at a school with over 1,000 kids, but when a school as only a few hundred, a few dozen kids getting vouchers could seriously damage the budget. I support school choice, but in rural areas, like the eastern shore, it leads to a very serious question;

At what point do you reach critical funding mass?

Even when you give only half the per-student spending in a voucher, its still taking money out of the school. Sure, its more money per pupil, but at what point does the school not have enough money for basic maintenance and salaries? Odds are this would never happen at a school with over 1,000 kids, but when a school as only a few hundred, a few dozen kids getting vouchers could seriously damage the budget.

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