Editorials
Effects would go well beyond seven districts
The Free Press reminds us that the aim of Prop. 1 is to pay private school
tuition statewide. September 15, 2000.
A Catholic Dissenter argues against school vouchers
Appearing in the July 30th edition of the Kalamazoo Gazette, Burl Ghastin
writes to oppose the voucher proposal and the Catholic church's pro-voucher
campaign.
Should we give tax money to religious schools?
Publisher Phil Power writes a powerful summary of the dangers of the
voucher proposal in the Eccentric Newspapers. July 2000
Why One Concerned Parent Can't Support the Vouchers
Brian Dickerson makes a persuasive case for the kids left behind, in
the July 24th Detroit Free Press.
High Court May Tip Hand on Vouchers
The Free Press's Brian Dickerson describes the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on student-led prayer on the Michigan voucher fight. Published June 21, 2000.
School voucher proposal is bad idea
AKF's own Georgene Campbell writes in the June 14, 2000 edition of the
Detroit News, arguing that we need to focus instead on solutions that work.
Kids First! Yes! gets a resounding No!
Grand Rapids Press columnist John Douglas reacts to a debate between Dick DeVos and AKF's Mike Emlaw, on May 11, 2000.
Shiny, Happy People
One view of the voucher proponents by Free Press cartoonist Mike Thompson,
published by the Detroit Free Press on April 23rd.
Faith and Life commentary: Responding to the school voucher debate
A September 22, 1999 article by the
United Methodist News Service reviews the voucher debate and concludes that the
proposal isn't truely conservative.
Closer parental care would do more than vouchers to improve schooling
Macomb Daily copy editor Dan Heaton makes the case for parental responsibility
in the voucher debate on February 10, 2000.
Rise above partisan politics for the good of public education
A February 4th, 2000 Macomb Daily editorial lauds the joint opposition to
vouchers of Governor John Engler and Congressman David Bonior.
State Representative Doug Spade (D) Adrian, makes the case that while vouchers
will weaken public schools, they will also change private schools. This is
because of the inevitable accountability that comes with tax funding.
Vouchers - No Way to Improve Public Education
ACLU's Wendy Wagenheim, who also serves on the ALL Kids First! Executive
Committee, reviews the voucher proposal from a constitutional perspective.
This Plymouth Observer editorial appeared on
August 26, 1999, and points out the voucher campaign's
major failings: private schools do the choosing, not parents,
vouchers take funding away from the schools that need it
most and they violate the First Amendment's establishment clause.
School vouchers have downfalls Written by Birmingham Board of Education member Shelli Weisberg, this opinion piece appeared in the Brimingham-Bloomfield Eccentric on September 2, 1999.
The Macomb Daily writes to oppose vouchers, saying that they transfer public funds to schools that don’t have to live by the same rules public schools live by. By Ronald L. Trowbridge, vice-president for external programs and communications at Hillsdale College, appearing in the Detroit News.
