As a liberal myself, I regret the votes of the four left-of-center justices who opposed this long-overdue ruling. ²⁷
John C. Hirsh, director of the Catholic Schools Project at Georgetown University (June 28, 2002)

Has anyone seen the irony of giving tax dollars to tax-exempt organizations? ²⁷
Doug Schwab (June 28, 2002)

A tax break for people who seek relief at taxpayers' expense for their children's private school education. Urban schools need more, not less, tax money. ¹⁷
Glenda Gilmore, Yale professor of history (July 2, 2002)

Public schools must service students with special needs. If private schools are going to accept public monies, they should also be required to serve these students. If not, they are skimming the cream off the top. ²¹
Anon. (July 10, 2002)

Vouchers are about government support for religion. Bush talks about faith-based initiatives, but we are not a country of one faith. If we saw a lot of Muslim schools springing up, there would be less support for school vouchers. ⁴²
Wendy Kaminer (August 24, 2002)

©2002 Jeff Danziger, Tribune Media Services

Bush shrewdly walked away from his proposal for school vouchers when it became apparent that the public wasn't following his lead. ⁸⁴
Matt Bai, The New York Times (October 20, 2002)

Legislators who favor the vouchers scheme as a vehicle to redirect taxpayer dollars from public education toward private and religious groups have always preferred to use anecdotal evidence to "prove" that their scheme worked. ¹⁷³
The Capital Times (May 28, 2003). The Wisconsin Legislature has spent $267 million on the Milwaukee school choice program over the last 13 years. Although the Legislature is now planning a study of test scores and graduation rates to evaluate the program, it may not require participation by the private schools involved.

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