First, one of the main arguments against vouchers is the lack of “non-public” infrastructure. It’s either parochial or too rich.

There are two key elements necessary to jumpstart both charters and vouchers simulatneously.

First, never take your eye off the “Fully Funded Voucher”. What does a state spend/child? That’s the voucher amount. Not a dime less.

Second, as much as possible, have ONE FUNDING Source. As I read and read and wondered and wondered why a clearly superior idea (choice) kept losing, it became clear that the current is designed with so much built in complexity that choice was never really an option. They always have a lame excuse about “local control” (like anything is more local than a voucher??!!)

The answer? Get rid of the school district. It is an utterly worthless entity that educates no one while wasting buckets of tax dollars. (spare me the theoretical argument that these are laboratories of democracy. The utter similarity of one district to another is proof that it’s a scam. They are merely franchises of the same single entity – ED MART, always the high price, always)

If the state is the sole funding source (kill/swap the politically unpopular property tax), then the road is clear to FUND CHILDREN, NOT DISTRICTS.

Now you are set up for the launch. Convert every public school in the state to an independent charter [501(c)3] run by the parents who choose the school. It redeems the vouchers/scholarships, and you have an instant infrastructure of newly de-bureaucratized and newly innovative schools.

Allow private schools that wish to participate to redeem, and you’re off to the races.

I’m working on the details, and the document will be ready soon. Maybe I can it posted here.