WalterBright is right. How about eliminating taxpayer funding for schools altogether? We spend $68B on the DoE. That is ~$900 per child in the US, according

WalterBright is right. How about eliminating taxpayer funding for schools altogether? We spend $68B on the DoE. That is ~$900 per child in the US, according to http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp. Then, entrepreneurs will be motivated to build schools because they can earn a profit based on enrollment. As with all private enterprises, they will be forced to compete on quality of service. These schools will also be judged on the performance and caliber of their eventual alumni classes. I am willing to wager that at least 30% of this board went to a private college. Why do we need the government running our schools, as well? To standardize a curriculum? Electronics companies use the Underwriters's Lab to certify their products. I'm sure schools can have something similar.