I've never heard someone say they don't want to fund schools because it will teach kids dependence on government? I've argued and heard other people argue that you can't expect funding without government influencing curriculum. Also the only way to fund something via government is through taxation, I absolutely support de-funding numerous programs to increase education but the issue is also efficiency. We spend more then any other nation on education and yet we're woefully average in every measurement possible.

 

I believe we could triple the money spent on education and it would have little to no effect. The issues are regional and have to be addressed at the local level. Some of it's the approach, some of the problem is the application, some of the problem is the interpretation. Education more then anything isn't a one size fits all, and that's what happens with standardized test and big federal programs.

 

Localized education and we'd see an improvement, but you have to give power to the parents if you localized education, that way if the local school isn't getting it done for whatever reason that child and parent have an option of seeking other alternatives.

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