Ive advocated student vouchers for a long time.When the federal government took over it went right to hell in a hand basket.Everything that the federal government touches turns to shit,look at social security.Look at the military paying $600.00 for a hammer and $10,000.00 for a toilet seat.Put private industry in charge and make the records public.Institute checks and balances and government inspectors that check monthly.Gives states back more control and shrink the federal government.Catholic schools in NY had a graduation rate of 98% in a research study awhile back but the public schools had a graduation rate of 67%.They have no control over the students because the kids know they dont have to live up to any standards.Im not catholic but given the circumstances I would send my kids there just because of the attention they would recieve.Ive also read that for every $3.00 taken for schools only $1.00 makes it to the actual school(federalized systems dont work).I failed 8th grade and was put in christian school for 4 years.My grades went from D's to B's quick I got married when I was 17 because my girlfreind got pregnant.My school would not allow me to return so I went to public school in Delaware and stoped going to school and finaly quit becuase there was no control on me and I needed it.I went to college and finished one year but came home from the military.Ive lived it,I was unrully,undisciplined and the christian school had time for me because they were able to make it with more money,because the tuition went strait to them.Private schools just do better and the government cant manage money.