Are school vouchers the answer to the problems we face in Racine? That was the question I had before I attended an informational meeting concerning this issue tonight at Gateway Technical College. The meeting was hosted by the parent association of St. Catherine's HS and State Representative Robin Vos was the guest speaker. While there was no definite outcome of this meeting, I am now convinced that school vouchers are a viable solution to solving the educational crisis the Racine area faces.
Robin Vos’ comments about the public perception about school choice really hit home with me. He asked us to ponder this question to our friends and neighbors - “Should parents have a choice on where their child should go to school?” The answer, I believe, should be YES. School vouchers are not about partisan politics, or promoting religion. School vouchers are simply another tool to help improve education in Racine. Supporting this initiative can really help the kids that need it the most; this is something that RUSD has failed at repeatedly.
Vouchers schools may even help the public schools; besides providing healthy competition to RUSD, it may help make the remaining student population easier to manage. It would be very difficult to argue that smaller schools and smaller class sizes would be a bad thing for RUSD.
Even I am not naïve enough to believe that the road to bring school vouchers to Racine will not be bumpy and full of detours, but I think we need to start our journey to a better educational system for Racine now. The educational crisis we are facing is not going away anytime soon.
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