Christie Says Vouchers Are Needed to Repair Poor Schools

According to Bloomberg, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has plans to resurrect the push for school vouchers in an effort to allow students to escape their 'failing' neighborhood schools.  According to Terrence Dopp in an article that appeared May 3, 2012, “The first-term Republican said he will push the Democratic-controlled Legislature to pass a test program by July 1 that would offer private funding to help parents send students in failing districts to other schools.”
Vouchers remain a highly debated topic with many arguing that as these students exit the various public schools, so does the dollars associated with funding.  This further exacerbates an already dire situation.  While failing schools do need to improve; taking ‘the best and the brightest’ will only serve to erode the base and push the overall achievement rates of those schools down further. 

If successful…you might as well just close the schools.