My kid goes to private school, and expect their siblings will to, as they come of age.
Providing a per child education subsidy (ie same $5,000 per kid, or whatever the number is) regardless of what the parent chooses seems about right. That way the system and taxpayer is agnostic to the choice the parent makes - if I want to spent $20K a year at Webber, then so be it - the taxpayer shouldn't care either way if they are kept whole, as they are under the current system - which in my view is almost unfair, as it only provides ~60% of the grant that a public school child receives (but I think it's close, I just think the fixed costs of our school system are nearer 30% than 40%, but whatever)
There is a secondary issue in ensuring that schools that receive grants are providing proper educations, but that is another topic.
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