Further privatization would result in greater class division between the wealthy and the non-wealthy. The further stratification of American society would have a deleterious affect on the American public. Every child should be provided with equal educational opportunities. Those who can't afford the high cost of private schools would receive inferior education or no education at all. Our focus should not be on eliminating public schools but on improving them by rewarding effective and/or innovative teachers, and getting rid of bad teachers. Which we seem to be afraid of doing. We need education reform, but privatization is a step backwards.

The research is murky at best in each of the studies done on the impacts of privatization. There is no question that public schools face issues and have some restructuring to do to be successful, but I do not believe that privatization is the answer. The video from your website about the privatization attempts in Wisconsin show that clearly. Of the schools, 16 showed increased reading and math, but not others, and the increase wasn't that big. Moving to privatized education is a move to corporate control instead of a non-profit social justice based, Human Rights based, education. Public education has plenty of problems, but I don't believe that privatizing it is the answer.

I think privatization would further create a gulf between the different groups. Already there is difference between the haves and the not haves of the different neighborhoods school.

I think that many public education schools are working; many are not. I think that public education continues to try to improve its schools, has a way to assess its teachers, and endorses equality. I do think that pubic schools can do more to reflect the needs of its local communities. I would love to see the public education system do more to meet the needs of their students and families. I think private schools are able to do this freely and because of this adaptation to the community, they are in a better position to serve their community. I'm not sure why districts and states can't allow this same freedom. I also think public education has done a lot to try to provide its students/parents options and will continue to. I wish they could allow a greater diversity in the type of curriculum and material utilized in district classrooms. What will work in one school will not necessarily work in all schools, and this should be reflected in the school in order to meet the differing needs of the students.

Creating a private education system only allows for the possibility of inequality. Poorer students will be left behind and creates a societal problem, not just an education problem.

Privatizing education will lead to a larger gap between the haves and the have not's. As much as I would like to be on the other side of this topic, and say that getting the government out of education, privatization will not work. Like school vouchers many of those who are able to capitalize on them are those parents who can afford to taxi their students around. I believe that overall scores will not go up, but what we will see is a great discrepancy in the scores. Richer schools will go up because they can entice the best teachers and administration. While poor schools will continue to drop lower and lower. Unfortunately this idea will not work in education.

Make the public schools outstanding by spending a fortune on them to have a school system that is second to none.

I am not actually for or against either. I think that it is an idiotic argument. If you do not like the public school system, then send your child to a private school (where you can pay to have them brainwashed). If you cannot afford (or do not wish to send your child to) private school, then send them to public school. Isn't choice great.

Some one recently said that human beings nowadays seem to seek out conspiracies, controversies, and chaos. Hmmmmm.