If schools were to be private instead of public, would knowledge be threaten to be monopolized by big corp?

Question

After all government is...

Answer 1

Guess it wouldn't be any worse than teachers' unions. In schools in California, teachers allow students to wear shirts that have pictures of communist murderer "Che" but they kick out students with shirts that have U.S. military symbols.

1) In the early 1990's, California teachers' unions used union dues to campaign against requiring English to be the only language used in schools.
2)
a)To fight making it easier to fire bad teachers, "the teachers union voted over the weekend to assess a one-time $60 increase on member dues to raise as much as $50 million to fight the governor's initiatives." (U.S.A Today 6/14/2005)
b) "The union of 335000 public school teachers assessed members an additional $60 per year for three years to fund the coming campaign". (San Francisco Chronicle, "Union political spending under fire / Prop. 75")
c) After the election, "Teachers union president slams Schwarzenegger over `core values'", (San Jose Mercury Feb 26, 2006) . She said that even after she approved of spending millions in union money to campaign against a bill that would make it easier to fire bad teachers. She obvious is proving she cares more about job security for bad teachers than what is best for the children of California.
3) According to the L.A. Times (Sep 29, 2005): In 2000, California's teachers' union spent over $20 million dollars campaigning against a ballot school voucher initiative. That initiative would give parents a choice between sending their kids to private schools and public schools.
4) "The union also dedicated more than $9 million to successfully persuading voters to approve two statewide school construction bonds worth a combined $25 billion"
5) "Since 2000, the union has spent $10 million to support local bond issues, school board candidates and contenders for the state Legislature, where, records show, proposals that the association dislikes rarely become law. "
6) "[California teachers'union] is never going to fall off the fence on the side of kids if they see any potential for the almighty dollar to go to teachers' salaries and benefits.", said Jim Aschwanden, a former union member
7) California teachers'union spent $2.4 million to campaign for a bill that would make it easier to raise taxes by California's legislature. The union promoted a bill that would require only 55% approval to raise taxes, instead of the current 75% approval which would make it easier to fund teachers "pork" projects.

Answer 2

Hmmmm - iteresting thought - a monopoly on school - a private re-educate camp

NAH

Never happen - the public would not allow this to occur. Any school not educating would be shut down - competition would drive the bad schools out and money would keep the good schools from monopolizing

there might be one instance where this might actually occur - thats if every single business in the entire country was owned by the same family - then yes - the monopoly would occur since there wouldnt be any competition - elsewise - corps would compete so they have a fresh pick of new brain power upon graduation

Answer 3

Isn't the US Government monopolizing education now? And has since desegregation....? Which was about equal education, not busing!

Liberal thinking destroys our children.....

Answer 4

Many of the best schools are already private.