25th June 2003, 8:38 AM
Why would it fail?
Look at the current state of for-profit schools.
Or, rather... look at how the idea hasn't worked well at all and the companies are beginning to admit that maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all to try to run a for-profit school. The idea just doesn't work in a school... its not really something that you can make much money off so the business community isn't interested.
So how do you propose doing it?
People like me say that we should be fixing the problem by increasing school spending and doing our best to improve bad schools...
Look at the current state of for-profit schools.
Or, rather... look at how the idea hasn't worked well at all and the companies are beginning to admit that maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all to try to run a for-profit school. The idea just doesn't work in a school... its not really something that you can make much money off so the business community isn't interested.
So how do you propose doing it?
People like me say that we should be fixing the problem by increasing school spending and doing our best to improve bad schools...