Bring on the school voucher system then!
Sweden is not alone in encouraging competition from independent
schools. Parents in Holland and Denmark have a legal right to state
funding if they prefer private education. In the Netherlands, about 70
per cent of pupils attend privately-run schools that are state funded.
In Denmark, support from only 40 parents is needed to secure state
funding for a private school, and about 14 per cent of pupils attend
independent schools financed by a voucher worth 85 per cent of the
per-pupil cost in the state sector.
I’m still waiting for someone to offer a cogent argument against such ideas. Anyone?
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