[econjack]

For Chicago, 79% of the $4,241.7B in property taxes goes to public education. That's $3.3 billion for a system that ranks in the lowest quartile for ACT scores across the nation. Get rid of property taxes and do private schools, or go to a voucher system like Friedman suggested. That way, people without kids could sell their vouchers to those who needed them.

[TexasGator]

“That way, people without kids could sell their vouchers to those who needed them.”

Those without kids would not get vouchers.

[DIRTYSECRET]

That would work. Anyone remember catholic schools where the nuns worked for free and slapped kids hands with a ruler? Uniforms wouldn’t hurt either.