Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Democurmudgeon: Sweden's Voucher System no Secret, just some important details are ignored by right wing advocates.

Democurmudgeon: Sweden's Voucher System no Secret, just some important details are ignored by right wing advocates.

Sweden's Voucher System no Secret, just some important details are ignored by right wing advocates.

Sweden is often brought up as the model of school voucher success. But what is never brought up are the elements of a big government curriculum and standardized testing, two issues the right wing in American won’t tolerate. Perhaps we should take a tip from what the former State Secretary of Schools in Sweden did to make their system work (note; the downsides and problems within their system were not included in this story):
BY ODD EIKEN – In 1993, Sweden introduced a system of school choice and vouchers, inspired by the ideas of American economists Milton and Rose Friedman. Even though the system was just as controversial then as any U.S. voucher proposal, the right to choose your school and bring the