That's all somewhat comforting if it's uniformly as you say. Still, we've had deregulation for a while now, and I haven't seen a lot of private-school proposals with strict monitoring of services and equality for students with different needs and abilities. Nor have I seen any requirement proposed in legislation to have the private schools run by charities or even by non-profit organizations generally.
If you want charities to operate schools with some freedom from government administration, which as a libertarian I'm sympathetic to, my thinking is this:
Have a minimum national curriculum which prepares all students more-or-less equally to be successful in their own ways later; have all pre/primary/secondary schools connected in a national federation where the state only has the power to monitor/enforce equality and conduct meetings as necessary;
Many/most of these schools may be public schools, which then will have their own state/district control, and free schools may be established as well, which may be operated by councils of charity organizers, education professionals with relevant experience, and/or elected parents, teachers, and/or students.
They have to provide the minimum standards, equality of opportunity as described above (including equally qualified teachers, a big problem in US public schools), and a safe nonviolent learning environment with free speech (since students are to be cooped up over their ability to consent, and they must be allowed to develop politically and culturally as they choose). Students may freely attend any school that they choose and may transfer whenever they choose, as long as they're not generating so much work that it disturbs the general learning environment.
Within those guidelines, the charity of your choice can also offer classes about theater lighting, religion, cosmology, practical anarchy, veterinary surgery, or whatever.
Thoughts?
If you want charities to operate schools with some freedom from government administration, which as a libertarian I'm sympathetic to, my thinking is this:
Have a minimum national curriculum which prepares all students more-or-less equally to be successful in their own ways later; have all pre/primary/secondary schools connected in a national federation where the state only has the power to monitor/enforce equality and conduct meetings as necessary;
Many/most of these schools may be public schools, which then will have their own state/district control, and free schools may be established as well, which may be operated by councils of charity organizers, education professionals with relevant experience, and/or elected parents, teachers, and/or students.
They have to provide the minimum standards, equality of opportunity as described above (including equally qualified teachers, a big problem in US public schools), and a safe nonviolent learning environment with free speech (since students are to be cooped up over their ability to consent, and they must be allowed to develop politically and culturally as they choose). Students may freely attend any school that they choose and may transfer whenever they choose, as long as they're not generating so much work that it disturbs the general learning environment.
Within those guidelines, the charity of your choice can also offer classes about theater lighting, religion, cosmology, practical anarchy, veterinary surgery, or whatever.
Thoughts?
