Colorado school district has wealth, success — and an eye on vouchers

02-15-2011

By Nicholas Riccardi/Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Denver — Douglas County, a swath of subdivisions just south of here that is one of the nation's wealthiest, is something of a public school paradise. The K-12 district, with 60,000 students, boasts high test scores and a strong graduation rate. Surveys show that 90% of its parents are satisfied with their children's schools. That makes the Douglas County School District an unlikely frontier in the latest battle over school vouchers. But a new, conservative school board is exploring a voucher system to give parents — regardless of income — taxpayer money to pay for their children to attend private schools that agree to abide by district regulations. If it's implemented, parents could receive more than $4,000 per child. (more...)

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