The most appealing aspect of an often bizarre Conservative election platform was the proposal to make it far easier for new schools to enter the state-funded sector. Under Tory proposals, anyone who passes regulatory muster can set up a school and bid to attract pupils, who will come neatly packaged with state funding. The Conservatives want to expand dramatically the range of choices, introducing new, innovative schools and perhaps reinvigorating older schools with the bracing winds of competition. But will it work?
英國保守黨的競選政綱常常有些異想天開,但其中最具吸引力的一項提議,是大大降低新學校享受財政撥款的教育領域的難度。根據(jù)保守黨的提案,任何通過監(jiān)管機構審批的人都能成立學校招生,而學生們均將獲得政府資助。保守黨希望明顯擴大選擇范圍,引入創(chuàng)新型新學校,也許還能通過良性競爭,讓老一些的學校重新煥發(fā)活力。但這管用嗎?