Mercedes Schneider tries a thought experiment. Is it possible to create a universal education voucher that is “seamless” and reduces the role of government? Imagine a state with one million students, each given a sum of money to spend on their education. Simple, right? WRONG! As she demonstrates, such a program will require a massive bureaucracy to administer. Unless the public doesn’t care where the money goes, whether it was wasted or stolen. Universal funding portability would also mean school and district budgets being thrown into chaos because money supposed to arrive one child at a time doesn’t just show up like idyllic magic.None of this is smooth, and none of this is easy, and none of this is wondrously seamless.Please open the link and read on.
At dianeravitch.net
