On 09/04/2013 11:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Public schools will survive given the vested interest that a large
portion of the population has in their continued existence. Charters
won't ever replace them completely. It's doubtful that we'd ever get
to 50% charters. But to ensure survival, public schools will have to
complete. They can no longer be lazy and take their position for
granted. And that's happening in a lot of places. This discussion
seems to assume that the existence of charter shoals and voucher
systems is up for debate. It's not. They're operating and, in many
places, succeeding. We still have much to learn about how they should
be regulated and on what basis they should be allowed to compete, but
going back to a schools system that is operated only by the government
isn't going to happen. That's history.
And in the end you will have a two tiered public education system of
pure public schools funded completely by taxes and charter schools
funded mostly by the public purse, with a large contingent of charter
school parents annoyed that they are paying 100% of their child's
tuition, while most of the people in the class are there on subsidies,
and the whole thing will fall apart because of the human nature of
people not wanting to "pay someone else's freight". And you will end up
having a repeat of the same problems your public system is having now,
simply because the problem is with holding the system accountable.
And probably, some smart Johnny will repeat the process
You don't need competition, you need accountability.
bill
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