Position on School Vouchers

Investing in Our Children: Public Funds for Public Education, Not Vouchers

Over the past several years, conservative members of Congress have repeatedly tried to weaken public education by diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools through various voucher funding schemes. Education vouchers are generally defined as certificates for parents of students to use specifically to help finance the costs of attending a private or religious school instead of a community public school. Sometimes creatively referred to as scholarships, certificates, choice programs or tuition tax credits, these funding schemes are all in fact vouchers. AAUW stands firmly by the belief that the country should provide an excellent education for all children, not private school vouchers for a few.

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