Controlling funding for education is extremely tempting for state and national politicians. It's better handled at a local level because this way you give paren

Controlling funding for education is extremely tempting for state and national politicians. It's better handled at a local level because this way you give parents a chance at choosing the type of education students receive The drawback is the inequality in funding But just to give you an example of what can happen when education is funded at a state level: majority of voters could elect an oppressive regime that targets minorities, and impose a certain type of education that is detrimental to them (i.e. not in their mother tongue)