NSBA Advocacy Tools on Vouchers

Resources

• Study: Public schools outperform private schools in student achievement [HTML 5,439kb]
  A recent study turns conventional wisdom on its head about public school versus private school achievement.
  
• NSBA's Voucher Strategy Center reviews new report on D.C. voucher program [HTML 4,365kb]
  Report finds federally funded program not meeting stated goals in year one.
  
• The Trouble with Vouchers [PDF 63,951kb]
  We look at some of the problems with private school vouchers. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• Setting the Record Straight [PDF 53,876kb]
  We debunk 10 persistent voucher myths. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• Vouchers via the tax code - A look at tuition tax subsidies [PDF 46,560kb]
  We look at the rise of tuition tax subsidies as an offshoot of the voucher movement. Includes info on existing tuition tax subsidy programs and talking points. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• NSBA national poll on school vouchers [PDF 194,863kb]
  The executive summary and results of our 2001 national poll on school vouchers. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• Comments on vouchers from surprising sources [PDF 41,274kb]
  Includes some eye opening quotes about school vouchers. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• The Voters' Choice -- History of State Referenda on Vouchers and Tuition Tax Credits [PDF 25,063kb]
  When asked, the people always say 'No' to vouchers. Note: this is from NSBA's recent publication on vouchers.
  
• Voucher Press Kit [PDF 422,304kb]
  NSBA produced this extensive press kit on vouchers in advance of the 2002 Supreme Court decision on school vouchers.
  
• Point/Counterpoint: Is the Time Right for Vouchers? (University Council for Educational Administration Review, Winter 2006) [pdf file]
  Marc Egan, Director of NSBA's Voucher Strategy Center, offers the counter-point to University of Houston professor Richard Fossey's promotion of school vouchers in the Winter 2006 edition of the UCEA Review. The columns begin on page 12.
  
• Scrap voucher plan, fully fund No Child law (USA TODAY, 8-22-06)
  NSBA President Jane Gallucci's letter to the editor of USA TODAY in response to an op-ed by the Secretary of Education promoting a national voucher proposal.
  
• School voucher debate on The Diane Rehm Show
  NSBA participates in a 2003 debate over school vouchers on the Diane Rehm Show.
  
• Judgment Day for School Vouchers
  Transcript of 2002 Pew Forum discussion about the U.S. Supreme Court decision on school vouchers; includes representation by NSBA.