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Pros And Cons Of The Texas Government Privatizing The School System

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In this research paper I will be covering the pros and cons of the Texas government privatizing the school system, or in other words implementing a school voucher system. The pros of the Texas government privatizing the school system is the potential for better educational opportunities and quality of schools. Next, I will discuss the freedom of school choice among students and parents which allows them to choose what’s best for them.
Secondly, I will discuss how there will be less government regulation, therefore schools can be ill-prepared or biased. Schools will also be able to cherry pick their students which gives much more room for discrimination. I will also discuss how the public education system can be destroyed and create inequality. …show more content…

The major argument today is that implementing a school voucher system will allow Texas residents pay fewer public taxes through getting paid back from the government and using this money to choose/fund a private or religious school. These vouchers allow the rich to avoid taxes and instead receive profit through voucher credits, leaving the rest of the public to pay for public schools on their own. (Ravitch, 2023) These companies can also cherry pick their students and deny students that may not fit their “criteria”. This school system can lead to corruption due to companies worrying more about profits rather than students. For example, a company may pay less money for an uneducated teacher rather than lose profit and spend more on a higher quality teacher. Most teachers in the public school system teach because teaching is their passion therefore, they want to teach, whereas in a private system the teacher may be there just for the money. Less government regulation in private schools can potentially make it harder for the government to enforce standardized testing and regulations such as requiring a certain number of school days and requirements to teach. Not having politicians involved also silences voices when it comes to the school system and allows for large companies to make large

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