The education voucher system is a subsidy system advocated by American economist milton friedman. Its main purpose is to maintain government subsidies for education, and at the same time, it can also introduce market competition mechanism, thus improving the education system.

government subsidy

The government issues school vouchers to parents, and the amount is equal to the amount that the government subsidizes individual students every year.

free choice

Parents are free to choose schools that meet the prescribed requirements, whether public or private.

Free market mechanism

Parents use school vouchers to pay tuition fees, and schools have the right to charge extra fees other than school vouchers, which is determined by the free market mechanism.

Teachers' union dispute

Teachers' union believes that this system threatens teachers' professional stability. Therefore, when many states in the United States implemented the voucher system, it triggered some kind of legal proceedings between the trade unions and the government.