From what I&#x27;ve read, voucher schools don&#x27;t outperform public schools, despite having advantages such as freedom to attract the best teachers, and being able to kick kids out for disabilities, behavioral issues, and low test scores.<p>In addition, I&#x27;m of the opinion that a voucher school system still needs to be backed up by public schools, for a number of  reasons:<p>1. To make up for capacity shortages. There&#x27;s no evidence that voucher schools would voluntarily maintain a surplus of seats, and there could be entire regions with permanent under-capacity, leaving kids with no schools to attend.<p>2. To bail out voucher schools that fail. At the very least I&#x27;d like to be assured (via legislation) that no public money will be spent to pay the debts of charter schools that are taken over by the state or by municipalities.<p>3. To educate kids who can&#x27;t get into a voucher school.<p>Expecting healthy competition, after experiencing passenger aviation, cable TV service, or consumer banking, seems like a pipe dream.<p>An additional concern, which I don&#x27;t know how to analyze: The number of passenger miles per day spent transporting kids to far-flung schools.