Viewed from a conflict perspective, the social class and religious implications of school choice programs are a matter of concern-especially when such programs provide fi-nancial support for families to send children to private and parochial schools.
Studies of existing choice programs suggest that the more affluent households and those with highly educated parents are especially likely to take advantage of these experiments.
In part, this is because vouchers and tax credits may not cover the full cost of private school and therefore may not be useful for less affluent families.
Despite these concerns and opposition by many Black civil rights groups, public opinion surveys show more support among African American than White parents for school vouchers.
Black parents tend to see a voucher program, however flawed, as a welcome alternative to the public schools, in which many of them have little faith.