Difference between revisions of "Education"
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{{DES | des = Libertarians strongly oppose public education: they wish to eliminate tax-funding for education, regulation of education, and make education independent of government. Libertarians favor privatization and corporatization of schooling. This despite the obvious market failures in education and the international successes of state-run education. | show=}} | {{DES | des = Libertarians strongly oppose public education: they wish to eliminate tax-funding for education, regulation of education, and make education independent of government. Libertarians favor privatization and corporatization of schooling. This despite the obvious market failures in education and the international successes of state-run education. | show=}} | ||
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Private, for-profit education companies have a long history of being rip-offs, especially when government funds pay for students. [[Virtual Charter Schools]] are the latest [[ALEC]]-sponsored attempt at undermining public schools through corporatization of education. They target communities of color or poverty which are dispossessed and disempowered. | Private, for-profit education companies have a long history of being rip-offs, especially when government funds pay for students. [[Virtual Charter Schools]] are the latest [[ALEC]]-sponsored attempt at undermining public schools through corporatization of education. They target communities of color or poverty which are dispossessed and disempowered. | ||
| + | Vouchers, charters, privatization and other libertarian/conservative proposals can be viewed as strategies to pit the middle and lower classes, racial groups, ethnic groups, etc. against each other to distract from solving the real problem: [[poverty]]. | ||
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| + | The greatest gains for educational achievement in the US would come from five reforms: | ||
| + | # reducing poverty -- increasing the socioeconomic status of the poorest students | ||
| + | # adequately fund education -- reliance on local property taxes isn't enough | ||
| + | # significantly reduce class sizes | ||
| + | # put highly trained well paid teachers in every classroom | ||
| + | # respect the professional judgment of educators and empower them to lead education, rather than be bossed by bureaucrats and plutocratic "visionaries" | ||
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