A Reader Writes - Pretty Lies and Powerful Truths - Part 6

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In response to the 10/31/2012 post, “Pretty Lies and PowerfulTruths – Part 3,” a reader writes:
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Friedman designed Chile's universal voucher system for General Pinochet;it's been going on for 30 years now. Results: higher income kids took thevouchers to private schools. Lower income kids stayed in public schools, whichgot worse as funding decreased. Yes, let's listen to Friedman.
I suggest reading the article “Lessons of Chile’s Voucher ReformMovement,” by Martin Camoy.
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/special_reports/voucher_report/v_sosintl.shtml
SC ResponseA very good article that is worth your time.  It can be summarized with the followingquote:
"The primarynegative effect of school choice (vouchers) is its natural tendency to increasethe educational gap between the privileged and the underprivileged," JohnAmbler, referring to voucher plans in Britain, France, and the Netherlands,wrote in the "Journal of Policy Analysis and Management" (1994).
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