Vouchers are the answer. Leads to school choice 100%.
We have ESAs here in AZ. We also have dollar for dollar state income tax credits for donations to private/religious schools (up to about $800). We have MANY more schools. Most with fewer than 170 students. That’s a good thing. My college had 120 students when I graduated. I spent time in a grad school/seminary with < 150. It’s all good.
British Columbia has what is in sense a voucher system - funding goes from the Ministry to private schools. Only 50% roughly of the cost to educate a kid at public school but its something. I’m happy my child comes home not confused as to what their pronouns are.
“Vouchers are the answer. Leads to school choice 100%.”
I tend to think that parental school taxes should be creditable to private school tuition.
Instead of handing out expensive vouchers (~$12,000), we would hand back the parents’ property tax payments (~$3,000 - $6,000). In this way, schools would get created on a lower cost basis and initially sold by market forces to the higher property tax-paying (and earning) parents.