Such schemes take money from people who can least afford to spend it to support an unneeded bureaucracy that eats money people thought they were providing for education.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You cannot simply put more money into the same system and get better results, so we will need to reform and innovate in the delivery of education.
That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.
I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education.
I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
Giving education away for free is a really good idea, but it can't be the future of education. There has to be a business model around it that actually works.
If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.
We build schools and give government loans and grants to college kids; for those of us who are parents, tuition will often be the last big subsidy we give the children we've raised.
It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.
Policymakers can draw much from 'The Need for Roots': such clear prescriptions as that employers ought to provide an adequate vocational training for their employees, education should be compulsory and publicly funded, and include technical as well as elementary education.
We can't afford not to fully fund education.