The elimination of all public schools

[wmspringer]

Hypothetical time! :-)

Suppose the following were to take place:

1) All funding for education is eliminated; in its place, every child is assigned a voucher, equal to the amount of funding that would normally be spent on that child, which may be used at any school meeting minimal academic standards

2) All school property is sold off, presumably to private and chater schools

3) The government's only role in education becomes setting the voucher amount, setting the standards for schools, and certifying schools as meeting those standards.

Two questions:

a) What would be the results of such a move?
b) Would you support or oppose such a move?
c) Should the government continue to require children to attend school through age 16, and if not, how does this affect your answers to a and b?