EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN AGAINST VOUCHERS
Improve, Don't Abandon, Our Public Schools

All children deserve good schools.
We are New Yorkers--parents, teachers, civic and religious leaders--who want all 1.1 million city public school children to have an opportunity to learn at the highest levels, to succeed and to become contributing members of the community. Taxpayer-funded vouchers divert precious public dollars from the many to the few.

Vouchers don't raise achievement.
Smaller classes, well-prepared teachers, up-to-date learning materials and a safe learning environment do. Class size reductions in Tennessee, Indiana, San Francisco, and "turnaround" public schools in New York did far more than voucher experiments in Milwaukee and Cleveland to raise the scores of low-income students.

The Emergency Campaign Against Vouchers opposes any voucher proposal for the City of New York.
Creating a voucher program citywide would drain millions of dollars from our public schools. This is no time to siphon off money and attention from the task of improving all of our public schools. Moreover, public funds should not be used to send our city's children to religious or other private schools.
Our public schools are working hard to prepare students for higher academic standards, tough exams, and new graduation requirements. They need investments in proven programs that will help all children succeed. SAY NO TO VOUCHERS.

MAKE ALL SCHOOLS GOOD SCHOOLS.