<p>Our educational system in NC and across the country is in need of major overhaul. It is a disgrace that poorer children in this country are not provided the same education as children from wealthier communities. I am not against finding ways to trim the waste out of the educational budget, but, in my opinion, taking money away from the schools and giving it to private institutions is not the answer. Vouchers are not palatable to me for the reasons I said in my earlier post. We are supposed to have a separation of church and state in this country and, private schools are private. If they can’t get students without vouchers, then they need a different plan or donor. We need a real plan to fix our schools, but a government that truly works bipartisanly for the people doesn’t appear to be anywhere in our near future, so I’m not sure how improvement can happen.</p>