@garyackerman
yes. it would be a signifcant improvment over what is now, effectively a monopoly in regards to most students.

Private schools do compete and those of us able to choose them for our kids, have the ability to evaluate them and chose the one we think best for our children.

People less well off, have no such opportunity and the guarantee of students makes the education system complacent and lazy.

@garyackerman The neoliberal education experiment in England for about 30 years suggests you can do reasonably well on international tests by following these policies. We can argue about whether people are better educated, whether they just got better at taking tests, or both. We currently have difficulties with school attendance (somewhat influenced by lockdowns) and to what extent school league tables and inspection grading lead to exclusion of some pupils with additional needs.