... every kid. You put a little bit of entrepreneurism back into schools." He points to changes in the Lansing public schools, such as all-day kindergarten, that came only after charter schools opened nearby. While Shields acknowledges public schools offer special education and other programs that many private schools don't provide, he thinks vouchers would encourage private schools to offer such programs, especially since vouchers for special education ... students may be higher. But Linda Bruin, legal counsel for the Michigan Association of School Boards, said vouchers wouldn't improve pu...

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... Two of the biggest problems are poorly performing schools and unsafe schools. 1. We've discussed several policies that have been used in attempts to solve the first problem: policymakers have tried to improve school performance through policies designed to increase accountability and choice in public schools. Standardized testing, vouchers, and charter schools are a few of the policies that have ... been created to help with poorly performing schools. 2. But what about the second problem? How have policymakers tried to address problems with drugs and violence ... in our public schools?...

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