Imagine the positive change that an education voucher program could make.

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Colorado recently rejected a higher-education voucher system.

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The next, they're denying those same parents the right to have more options and a greater say in their kids' education through charter schools and voucher programs.

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During his tenure voters have approved tax increases for an expansion of the light-rail transport system (2004), a new justice centre (2005), and a voucher programme for pre-school education (2006).

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This rapid expansion of voucher programs which undermine and undercut public education by funnelling taxpayer money to private schools is remarkable.

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Protestors are converging on Madison again to protest the cuts, and teachers unions are organizing in opposition to the voucher provisions which could seriously undercut union involvement in the education system in Wisconsin.

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Florida has made similar drastic cuts to public education, and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is attempting to broaden the Wisconsin voucher program, while allowing voucher schools to opt-out of standardized tests.

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It, along with some assistance for veterans, is the closest program to an educational voucher, probably the best way to dispense financial assistance for higher education.

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Drawing on his experience as an educator and his time with the Department of Education, Tancredo believes that the federal government's involvement in education should be limited, encouraging local solutions and a "no-strings" voucher system to promote school choice.

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Some cite the example of Chile, where a universal voucher scheme that allows schools to charge top-up fees seems to have improved the education of the best-off most.

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He says that in Japan education ceases to be compulsory at 14, although most students opt to stay on under an indirect voucher plan whereby government aid is channeled to the school on the basis of enrollment.

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School voucher programs have strong support from conservative Republicans, who say they offer families more choices and will boost education by giving public schools greater incentive to improve.

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