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These seem to be the "real" reasons: 1) re-segregation 2) skimming[B] 3) de-unionization 4) benchmarking[A] 5) statism preference.

The other declared reasons seemed unconvincing to me.

[A] Benchmarking - competing schools provide parents with a direct comparison point, so it's much harder for a struggling public school to disclaim responsibility for some of their own problems.

[B] Skimming - picking out the best-performing and the least-demanding students.



Charter schools in many jurisdictions can also expel underperforming or struggling kids, while public schools are obligated to enroll everyone regardless. I would be very skeptical of any charter school benchmarks.


Also the Supreme Court just said that states that give money to secular schools must also give money to religious schools.

And religious schools can discriminate in a separate decision.


I believe the case about giving money to religious schools was regarding publicly accessible facilities (playgrounds), so it doesn't change anything about funding for classrooms, teachers, etc.



Yeah, I was hoping "re-segregation" sort of covers it, but it seems not.

I will add "skimming" into the list, thanks for bringing this up.




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