re: New state model for education

Wrong wrong wrong wrong!

I know better than to believe that I would get more money. Schools simply cannot and will not make a profit. I am a tried and true capitalist, but schools do not create a product the way a factory or store does, and the profits will not be seen for years. That $10,000 you speak of must go to fund the physical plant, technology, etc... An area as small as where I live cannot sustain enough schools to make competition viable. I am assuming one way you would cut costs would be to remove transportation. In that case, many students don't have the means to get to a competitive location. Bureaucracy is bad, but a horrible business model is just as bad or worse. What most private schools do in areas with vouchers is simply do away with transportation and special education in order to create profit (which is still minimal). Their teachers aren't getting paid better by and large.