Seriously, Folks: School Voucher Proponents Need to Get Real
$7,000 ??? If only it were true, the average cost of k-12 education here in Michigan is well over $14,000 per student per year.
The district next to the one I recently moved from had parents doing bake sales to make up a budget “deficit” while spending an average $20,000 per student per year!
According to recent data from the State of Michigan’s web site, k-12 spending accounts for approximately 40% of the state’s budget and 40% of local budgets-this on 20% of the state’s population.
If students were required to pay back the average cost, it would amount to a tax of over $2 per hour for every hour of a normal 40 year career-their not,yet *someone* IS paying for it.
How many people would still think highly of the high school diploma if they had to pay the $180,000 bill they accumulate for their “education”.
How many would find other things to do with their money?
