We are, yet again, confronted by a leftist debate on how efficacious school #vouchers are.

The anti-choice movement once again is spinning myths to align with its preconceived notions. It points to the 1960s as proof that the voucher system was simply a more polite form of school discrimination and exclusion. The irony, however, is futile, because the traditional zip-code school district system did more damages pertaining to exclusion than the voucher system.

It is believed that in 1960s, white students did use the voucher system to avoid desegregation. Nobody denies this. What is wrong with this comparison is that the American educational system is no longer in the 1960s. Things have changed, and this also means the attitudes towards learning have changed too.

The traditional school district system confines students to schools within a narrow geographical location. So low-income minority families are forced to send their kids to the nearest public school whereas affluent families have the option to pay to send their kids to better institutions of learning.

The voucher system corrects this, as it helps disadvantaged #students achieve academic success from institutions that would have otherwise been unavailable to them.

In terms of the educational merits, studies abound about the potency of the voucher system. A study on the students in DC with expanded voucher systems showed a dramatic increase in graduation rates from 71 percent to a whopping 91 percent. A similar study showed that students which used vouchers in the state of Milwaukee were less likely to commit crimes as the rate of absenteeism and suspension dropped significantly.

And the support for this voucher system is growing.

The Cato Institute conducted a study and found out that 74% of families earning less than a $20K a year salary support a taxpayer K-12 school voucher. With 69% of African Americans supporting this system, it's hard to see where the arguments for its dismantlement from the political left emanates from.

Bernie Sanders and his fellow leftists argue that it is a waste of taxpayer money which should be used to service public schools.

Again, this has been proven to be without merit.

Studies have shown that the increased competition from private schools has had the effect of ‘waking up’ the public schools. They have reported fewer cases of absenteeism, suspension, expulsion, and committing of crimes by students. They have also boasted of having their grades smashing national averages and raising the bar even higher for the private schools.

With this sort of competition and constant improvement, one would be hard-pressed to see any real opposition to K-12 school vouchers, which have dramatically changed the course and the standards for American students.