12. The result of an equal-size voucher system might well be expensive school in the suburbs offering ricer curricula, smaller classes, and more elaborate facilities to the children of the well-heeled, while the poor continued to study outmoded material in crowded classrooms in dismal schools. The suburban school would be able to pay higher salaries and attract better teachers. Even if inner-city children were not discriminated against through entrance requirements, they would be effectively barred by higher tuition and the cost of commuting.