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Originally Posted by rubecube
How do you intend to determine what the cost of a publicly-subsidized education is? What about children with disabilities? Would their vouchers be substantially larger than those children without?
Supply might increase but I'd imagine that the costs to run these schools is going to increase along with it. Would there at least be some baseline standards that schools would have to comply with in order to prevent cost-cutting measures that negatively affect the child's education?
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Given that education in this province, for the most part, is centrally planned from a single department in the bureaucracy. They, by definition, have limited knowledge, but exaggerated confidence. This will inevitably distort their projections for educational demand. They obviously suffer enough shortfalls in their attempts to provide education to the general populace, that it must be laughable when services are provided to specific populations, such as the handicaps.
Even so, vouchers could be introduced as a simple measure to pave the way for a more free private system. Cash would simply be transferred to parents based on funding already available. I assume you agree that parents with handicapped children know what is best for them, and bureaucrats don't.
Your second comment really confuses me. How would costs increase in a system that doesn't subscribe to one-sized fits all? It would make sense to have a range of costs for parents and children with a range of needs. Right now, our system does a terrible job of providing that range.