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The market terminology is such a smoke screen because even econ 1 land will yeah about imperfect markets leading to a lack of true competition and therefore theorized better results. School systems even under a conventional economic framework lack the ability for caretakers to meaningfully 1)have quality options 2) have quality information 3) have the knowledge to interpret that information and 4) have access and equity to those options unless it is entirely public. It's not like a burger joint where you can look up the menu items and not go if the food was bad to another spot. It is meaningful when Schools close, when kids get a worse "product", when kid's familes are priced out ect. EdChoice and the like are so frustrating for this reason because it's cherry-picking economic ideas and then not even applying them faithfully

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Great breakdown of the people behind the policies

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