Adam Schaeffer of the Cato Institute reports about a poll from Education Next that says Americans overwhelmingly support education tax credits over private school vouchers:
In the nationally representative sample, support for credits is about 50 percent higher than for vouchers. And opposition to credits is more than 50 percent lower. And among public school teachers, support for credits is almost 120 percent higher than support for vouchers.
As I noted earlier today, an astonishing 57 percent of public school teachers support education tax credits. Only 26 percent support vouchers.
Let this graph burn into your brain a little, and then explain to me why vouchers are ever the first choice when pursuing private school choice.
Mr. Schaeffer has been a long time proponent of education tax credits. To understand his argument, read his excellent policy analysis paper titled The Public Education Tax Credit (PDF).
Here’s a taste:
Tax credits maximize direct payment of education expenses by parents, a factor strongly correlated with academic achievement and efficiency.
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