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Originally Posted by Deegee
It's not punishing parents. I just don't want to pay for it.
Parents can still send their kids to a private school. On their own dime.
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Really? your only paying 70 cents on the dollar to send these kids to private schools. If you remove funding, you'll suddenly see an influx of students into the public system as parents either can't afford to pay for the private education, or simply believe that suplementing a public education with thier private dollars is more effictive. Now you baying 100 cents on the dollar for these students. Even if only 50% of the currently privately educated students are go to public schools (either immediatley or eventually), the cost in terms of infrastructure, schools, teachers, etc, will at least match the cost of paying 70% normal rates for educationg these children.
Ultimately your going to be paying for it either way. If they are getting a poorer education, sure, I can agree, cancel the funding, but if the education is equal or better, let the money follow the child. There is no reason to punish a child because their parents send them to private school. Furthur, there's no reason to take the money that the tax paying parents of the children who go to private schools saying that you don't want to pay for it, as in that case, your just forcing them to pay for your children's education, while they are paying double for their own. As far as I'm concerned, as a tax payer, 70c on the dollar is a bargain to provide a comparable or better education and provide competition to the public system (so that it's doesnt' become even more inefficient).
I'd like to see 100% of the money follow the child so long as the private school meets or exceeds the education standards set by the province (and does not exclude any part of the education standards), as this will result in a healthy competition among the different school systems that ultimately results in our children getting a better education for less money.