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Striking-Screen-3619 t1_iu9344m wrote

Reply to comment by CleanAirIsMyFetish in I am Mark Tippetts, Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Texas by Mark4Gov

Thank you for your feedback on this topic. Competition in the end would benefit students, teachers, and the school administration because they would need to perform at a certain level in order to continue to receive the funding. Think about for profit companies and their models. I understand that it’s vastly different than the current public education tax-payer funded system. But, our kids need something vastly different because they are currently left behind when taxes increase because the money goes to the government bureaucrats rather than the students. The money in a for profit charter school would be appropriately allocated because it would require more transparency.

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CleanAirIsMyFetish t1_iu9g2tp wrote

I agree that our kids are being left behind and that the current system isn’t working but it’s not because there isn’t competition. It’s because schools are being defunded, teachers are under paid, there aren’t enough teachers and they don’t have the resources they need. Competition won’t help that, it will make the system worse because as we have seen in every sector of our economy, capitalism serves those at the top, not those at the bottom.

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Striking-Screen-3619 t1_iu9p5h7 wrote

Who would be at the bottom if charter schools that are privately funded continue to succeed and multiply?

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Striking-Screen-3619 t1_iu9po1a wrote

Schools are being defunded and teachers are being underpaid because of government bureaucracy, which has no checks and balances. Those in power take from the little guy and don’t perform, leaving the kids as the ultimate victim. They are never held accountable. Shareholders would hold charter schools accountable for performance. Yes, they would want to see a profit due to the ultimate result of the children’s success. The outcome is the kids’ success. I’m not seeing a negative here.

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CleanAirIsMyFetish t1_iua6ajz wrote

Shareholders don’t care how the school performs or how well the students do. They only care about turning a profit with as little effort and investment as possible.

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Striking-Screen-3619 t1_iuablhi wrote

Charter schools, including for profit, are held accountable by governing boards, local school districts, and the state. How do you know the governing boards don’t care about the students? How do you know? I know for a fact that government elites only care about how many tax dollars they can personally gain rather than student outcomes.

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