School voucher programs are detrimental because they divert necessary funding from public schools and can lead to increased inequality for special education students.

“And that will likely mean that special ed students will have a harder time in states that are using vouchers because what happens is if you take that those tax dollars out of the public school pool and take them to a you know, a private school, you then leave less money for the public schools”

School vouchers negatively impact public education by diverting necessary funds away from public school budgets, ultimately weakening the system that serves the majority of students.

“But because of the voucher program, I have to take $12 million out of my budget and give it toward scholarships uh or vouchers for independent schools. That happened.”