OPINION:
There is a lot of chaos surrounding our nation’s public school systems.
From parents being charged with interfering with school boards, to teachers pushing the “woke” agenda in the classroom, to politics replacing religion, we see educational shenanigans everywhere these days.
Is it time to start giving serious thought to privatizing our public schools?
Having schools competing with each other would result in less student failure and higher grades, which would produce graduates who are better equipped for today’s world. Privatization would give parents control of their children’s education, which they should always have had.
It could be a win for all, with the localities still collecting taxes for education.
Then, instead of paying for school bureaucracies, the moneys would go to parents in the form of vouchers to be spent on the schools of their choice.
CHARLES KLEIN
Newport News, Virginia
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