51.   Politically speaking, charter schools have become the Democratic response to the GOP-backed voucher system.

52.   Republicans in Congress wanted to transform Medicare gradually from a government-run program into a voucher system controlled largely by its patients.

53.   Republicans favor establishment of tax deferred education savings account and the creation of a voucher system to help private school students pay for private schools.

54.   School voucher systems are touted as allowing a parent to choose a private or religious school instead of a public school for their child.

55.   Several states are considering voucher systems.

56.   Spirited public debate over voucher systems is certain to continue.

57.   Supporters argue that, like the voucher system, medical savings accounts will encourage people to purchase insurance coverage that offers them the best coverage at the lowest price.

58.   The Board of Education also supports a voucher system for students at the lowest-performing schools, Geeting said.

59.   The decision was a clear victory for opponents of voucher systems that would put public funds into religious schools.

60.   The Dutch, for instance, instituted a voucher system many years ago, and today the Netherlands exhibits the least consistent school quality in northern continental Europe.