School vouchers were sold as a key to the door,
But kids needing care faced rejections galore.
While “choice” made the grade,
Inclusion was delayed—
The schools did the choosing: a class act no more!
The article prioritizes equal access, disability protections and public accountability, giving it a center-left emphasis. Emotional family narratives and phrases such as “illusion of choice” and “windfall” reinforce its critical framing. However, substantial state data, historical quotations and responses from voucher supporters strengthen the reporting. It acknowledges public-school failures and voucher successes. Limitations include little detailed examination of successful placements, limited methodological explanation, and broad claims about funding losses. Returned funds indicate access problems but do not, by themselves, establish why families declined vouchers.