When the Government Both Provides Education and Covers Its Costs

question 111

Multiple Choice

When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation, economic analysis indicates that

• A) the government-operated schools can be expected to supply a high quality education at a low cost.
• B) parents will be in a strong position to discipline poorly performing schools and make sure that the school their child attends is providing quality schooling.
• C) public school administrators can be expected to care more about pleasing parents than about pleasing government officials and teachers' unions.
• D) the parent/consumer will be in a weak position to make choices that will assure that their child receives a quality education at an economical cost.

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