That is the question, isn’t it ? Just like questioning why there is so much opposition to school vouchers, even when proposed at much less per pupil than the public schools are spending.
There are many private schools that cost less than 2/3rds what the public schools spend. Logically, vouchers for that amount would leave MORE money per pupil remaining in the public school system.
I think it would be great for Trump to hinge federal funds for schools on whether or not vouchers were available for school choice, even including vouchers for home schooling. How many more parents would choose home schooling if the school district paid them $8,000/yr per child ?
I don’t think there should be federal funds for schools at all. That means nothing but federal control, which is unconstitutional.
Much of school funding is for pensions of retired teachers and admin.
When you hear of cities where costs are 20K per child, and they have no books or heat, it is because their monies are eaten up with retirement bennies.