Peter wrote:

You are cherry picking the data that support your case and ignoring
the data that doesn't. Not all private schools that accept students
subsidized by public vouchers produce a better product. The NEA is
blocking vouchers because they know that public school budgets are
calculated on the basis of student enrollment. Vouchers siphon
enrollment, reducing the municipality's pubic education budget, which
translates into less money to pay teacher salaries.

Uh, yeah. But if there are few students, presumably fewer teachers would be
needed.

In a (most) private schools, a Nobel Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner or
Fields Medalist could teach. A retired civil engineer could instruct physics
students (off the top of his head). A retired nurse could easily teach
biology, and so on.

Usually these experts are not qualified, by law, to teach in the public
schools.