I agree with Newt Gingrich's education policy only, hope Paul's could be better

[The Free Hornet]

I want less bureaucracy too but how do we deal with the lazy teachers with tenure and change schools into a more exciting place to learn?

Would you as an employer give somebody "tenure"? Ever? I suspect it would be a rare occasion for someone who demands a greater level of intellectual freedom and could be snapped up by a rival employer. Someone who could right their own ticket. It would not be a fucking grade school teacher.

Would you not fire a lazy teacher? Would you continue to use their services? Would that teacher learn that you decided to "go in a different direction"?

I am guessing you have all the right answers to these questions and as a parent or board member or trustee, you could easily implement your vision.

Now try doing the same while fighting DC and possibly the most powerful union in the nation. Neither the union nor DC gives a damn about your local school. Good luck.

[Rudeman]

And would private companies provide education free of cost?

Nothing is free, but competition will encourage efficiency as well as competitive pricing. I mean do kids really need 12/13 years to reach an equivalent to a High School education? It would also allow a lot more flexibility in teaching methods and what is actually taught.

There are many routes it could go, it could encourage more private education (not necessarily schools but home school or maybe a tutor sort of deal) another person mentioned online schooling. So there's more than 1 way of educating.

It wouldn't be free but they could certainly provide tax credits to help those that need it (I believe that was an idea from Ron Paul) or credits to those that want to donate their time and money to help educate those in their community.