re: "Conservatives" agree to new entitlement program costing hundreds of millions per year

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He isn't wrong. The public model does bring in money per student.


Correct but there is an incentive to educate the students. It’s why state testing exists. “Accountability”

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Yeah. But then you can just accuse the faculty of "teaching the test".

The goal in public education is graduation. Even for the 5% of students expelled.

The goal in private school education is college. But it sure is a lot easier to reach for that goal when you eliminate 100% of the student body who is only interested in graduating.
And eliminate the student body incapable of graduating because of mental handicaps. Those handicap students affect graduation rates for public schools. They don't seem to have any effect on private schools for some reason.