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[ima_nerd]

You are looking at a different problem here. If your schools are crap, do something about it but don't blame the fact that they are public. Our schools in Holland have always been public, often parents once in a while need to pay some school trip, but for the rest it is free. And the schools have always been very good. We actually go to far as to subsidize special schools as well (christian, muslim etc.) although I have serious problems that from my money people are indoctrinated by religion, but the point is that there is enough freedom in teaching....it is just public.

My idea of doing something is to get rid of public schools. If parents get to choose where to send their children, there will be competition and nothing inspires improvement like money. If your school has bad test grades you don't get students and as a result, no money.