Why not let individuals at the community level create the schools in the image they please?
Oregon does this, with the charter and magnet school program. It's popular enough that entrance to the school is based off a lottery.
They have to have a lottery because the government limits the amount of charters it authorizes, and essentially maintains a monopoly on school operation. Why is a government-sanctioned charter necessary? Why can't I open a good school and let parents send their kids? The "Waiting for Superman" movie is about charter schools in New York and is excellent.
Notice how it's mostly private colleges where people are clamoring to gain admission? Could it be because those schools are better?
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