Should we privatize the school system?
Yes
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No
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The privatization of the school system wouldn't be at the hands of some mandate. It would be at the hands of free markets. Free markets in education would be the most uplifting prosperity for the poor because it will bring competition. Public school could still exist, but it would merely exist as an alternative rather than a mandate. If parents were given more choice and government mandates were eliminated, and if parents choose more private schools, the demand of private schools would increase, so the supply of the private schools would increase to meet the demand. Private education would be lowered. Since government schools monopolize 85% of the population through its crippling taxation, mandates and standards, this ties the hands of parents from school choose. Parents are unable to send their children to private schools because they are not unable to afford private school, they are unable to afford to pay high taxes for government schools and private schools. Side: yes
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Public schools were meant to serve all children in every community. The idea of public schools is by no means wrong. Although, many states have made too many mandates that all schools have to follow. Because the government funds public schools, they can mandate whatever they want and the school system must comply. So, taxpayers should have more of a say in what the government does with their money. If their is more accountability and democracy in the school system, public schools would be fine. However, right now the government is ruining them, and this needs to end. Side: No
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A public school is not mearly a school. They tend to serve disadvantaged populations, creating incentives to support extracurriculars(since it might reduce community crime commited by youth and improve their academic performance). Also, the school is a symbol of the community so needless "esteem spending" takes place. While this is one area in need of improvement, is it enough to get rid of them or are there other options Which maintain the community benifits the school also provides? Most private schools benifit immensly from advantaged students and by not being a political tool, the problem isn't completly the public schools but also the type of students they tend to serve and town council men. Privatizing the school system will only partially eliminate one of the causes of expense and push those same causes more on private schools then they currently are. Side: No
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