Inquiry Project Question

I am not sure of what queation about education I want to address but I have been thinking about the voucher programs. There is a debate about them because it is beneficial to the student who can attend a private school, but it hurts the public school system because those funds are being taken from a public school's budget and put into another school that has more money to improve student's education. The main argument against voucher programs is that it is an excuse for government and state officials to not take care of the real problem: public education needs help! Public schools need more attention, and more funds so that all students have access to technology, experienced teachers, safety, and so on. On the othe hand, some people say that if public schools realize students are switching schools to get a better education, they will try to compete and improve. The problem is that with the students that transfer away from public schools, the hope of improving them goes away too...

There are some states that passed a law to allow students' parents to receive vouchers to choose the private school they prefer for their children to attend, and other states are trying to adopt this program. But the question is: who does the voucher program help? What are consequences of using these programs?