Okay so public schools are equal to private schools, so where are your vouchers now?

Great question. Though my views tend to lean toward Republican, (especially when referring to ethics) I do not always agree or diagree with either side. That being said, I've learned you cannot trust every document or study, because they almost always are partial and/or biased. A study by chuavanists will befenit men, a study by feminists will benefit women, a study by Republicans will benefit Republicans, and a study by Democrats will benefit Democrats.

If, perhaps, the study was conducted by Democrats than it could very likely be politically influenced. Thus, Republicans would logically counter by censoring its results as much as possible.

If private schools were really that much more effective than public schools, then the wealthy constitutency that Bush was catering to with his voucher plan would've sent their kids there one way or the other. The idea behind the voucher plan was in large part to make private schools wealthier and therefore better. An important core of conservatives have been fed up for some time with the fact that children are being taught secular science, tolerance, and safe sex in the public school system, and would like nothing more than to see public schools fail and everyone enroll in private, and especially parochial, schools.

So the answer to your question is that to those who most vehemently support the voucher program, this sort of study just doesn't matter. Enrolling in private schools isn't about increasing childrens' math and science scores. It's about the less easily measurable social education that they receive.

Ah, a federal study! What answer did you expect a federal study to have but one that will side with the government! This is like citing a tobacco funded study that finds tobacco safe. In any event, Even if it WERE true I would still say the choice of a child's education should rest with the parents and not any government official.