If profits are achieved through tuition, certain individuals will be excluded by their inability to pay. If we believe that all students should have an opportunity to receive a quality education, a solution that excludes students who can not afford to pay tuition is not viable. Equity in education is a substantial consideration when attempting to solve education problems. Additionally, an entirely private solution limits the impact that state and federal government can have on content, curriculum and standards. Public school education is not controlled at the national level.
State governments determine both school funding and academic standards.
Currently, state and local funds each comprise about half of the schools budgets. The decentralized nature of the system can create barriers to achieve equity in educational opportunity and educational quality. Traditionally education has been the responsibility of the states. At this time, the Federal government has not challenged this responsibility structure. Perhaps it makes sense to ask if there is a role that the federal government could take that would significantly impact educational quality.