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Folks graduating with a symbol, you have to address that. >> john: we get more social stratification under the government monopoly system you are assigned by a zip code. if you live in a rich neighborhood, odds are it's a better school. >> exactly. not only do voucher programs break that down in getting kids into more integrated schools. there is academic evidence papers published showing civic virtues of children that take advantage of that take advantage of that. >> john: meaning? >> more poll rant less racist. they measure it by how kids eat in cafeterias and they are more likely in private...

Folks graduating with a symbol, you have to address that. >> john: we get more social stratification under the government monopoly system you are assigned by a zip code. if you live in a rich neighborhood, odds are it's a better school. >> exactly. not only do voucher programs break that down in getting kids into more integrated schools. there is academic evidence papers published showing civic virtues of children that take advantage of that take advantage of that. >> john: meaning? >> more poll rant less racist. they measure it by how kids eat in cafeterias and they are more likely in private...

States passed voucher programs in the last two years, some more happened today in arizona. couple weeks in louisiana and indiana, there is million kids eligible. >> louisiana now allows students statewide to get a voucher if they are enrolled in public schools graded "c", "d" or "f". so they are not vouchers for everybody. in indiana you get a voucher worth $4500 which is fraction of what the government schools are really spending but you can't be rich. it's better than what we've seen before. >> it covers up the bottom 55% of kids, the income cap. >> $61,000 for a family of four. >> that cove...

Education of choice, it was milton friedman that first introduced the idea of vouchers? >> in the last year or two, 13 states passed voucher programs in the last two years, some more happened today in arizona. couple weeks in louisiana and indiana, there is million kids eligible. >> louisiana now allows students statewide to get a voucher if they are enrolled in public schools graded "c", "d" or "f". so they are not vouchers for everybody. in indiana you get a voucher worth $4500 which is fraction of what the government schools are really spending but you can't be rich. it's better than what w...

Milton friedman that first introduced the idea of vouchers? >> in the last year or two, 13 states passed voucher programs in the last two years, some more happened today in arizona. couple weeks in louisiana and indiana, there is million kids eligible. >> louisiana now allows students statewide to get a voucher if they are enrolled in public schools graded "c", "d" or "f". so they are not vouchers for everybody. in indiana you get a voucher worth $4500 which is fraction of what the government schools are really spending but you can't be rich. it's better than what we've seen before. >> it cove...