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p> V-OUCH! br> Re: Marie Gryphon's Vouchers Hit the Burbs : /p>

Marie Gryphon hits the key voucher point I have been making (not in print!) for years -- the vital importance of breaking out of the "inner city only" or "low income only" box, so that families of ALL backgrounds and locations can benefit from greater educational freedom. To that end, it's equally vital to stress the importance of non-voucher approaches to broadening the constituencies of freedom, including private action, Coverdell Accounts, scholarship tax credits, and many more that no one has invented yet. If we truly care about educational opportunity for the poor, we need to make a common cause between the neediest families, and the patrons of public schools who want something better than the status quo.

p>Great job, Marie. br> -- George A. Pieler /p> p> Regarding "Vouchers Hit the Burbs," haven't we learned anything from what's happened to our colleges and universities since they've all become dependent on our taxes? Costs (actually prices) have skyrocketed and liberals imposed political correctness on almost all of them. Vouchers will eventually do the same thing to private elementary and high schools. br> -- D. Duggan /p>

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