I disagree with Milton Friedman that market competition is the surest way to improve the quality and promote innovation in education. I think most public schools do a good job of educating children and they have for a really long time. My mom teaches at an elementary school in my hometown. It is an A school and delivers a better education than many of the private schools in my area. I am aware that this is not the case with all public schools, I know some are horrible my mom has worked at some of those schools. She was brought in to teach at an F school and her work in the English department brought it to a B. This is what should happen when schools are not doing well, we should fix them not just walk away altogether. I have been exposed to
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These kids if given a voucher would not be able to afford the private school still. The vouchers only cover a portion of the cost. This would not create choice or a free market instead it would lead to private schools with high prices choosing which students they want to admit to their schools. I understand that there would be guidelines that these private schools would have to follow to be a part of the voucher system. However, this has happened before in places that have tested the voucher system and private schools still disregard the government mandates. Another argument is that the voucher system saves money because the tax money is going towards paying private schools instead of public schools. However, this does not account for fixed costs that are incurred in public schools. When a few students leave the public school to go the private school it has little impact because the fixed costs are still the same. I have the same views about a privatized education system. I believe that the private schools would have high prices that not everyone could afford and they would choose students they wanted and not the other way around. I think it would be detrimental to the average student. .The voucher system takes money from the schools that need it the most. It hurts the poor. There are some institutions that are not best served as for-profit. Education is an example and it should be in the hands of government because they do a better
These kids if given a voucher would not be able to afford the private school still. The vouchers only cover a portion of the cost. This would not create choice or a free market instead it would lead to private schools with high prices choosing which students they want to admit to their schools. I understand that there would be guidelines that these private schools would have to follow to be a part of the voucher system. However, this has happened before in places that have tested the voucher system and private schools still disregard the government mandates. Another argument is that the voucher system saves money because the tax money is going towards paying private schools instead of public schools. However, this does not account for fixed costs that are incurred in public schools. When a few students leave the public school to go the private school it has little impact because the fixed costs are still the same. I have the same views about a privatized education system. I believe that the private schools would have high prices that not everyone could afford and they would choose students they wanted and not the other way around. I think it would be detrimental to the average student. .The voucher system takes money from the schools that need it the most. It hurts the poor. There are some institutions that are not best served as for-profit. Education is an example and it should be in the hands of government because they do a better