Libertarians and Education: What Does It Mean

Laurence M. Vance explains what it means to be a libertarian on the subject of education:

The libertarian position on education is a simple one. Government should not operate public schools, fund anyone’s education, or regulate education in any way.

This means no mandatory-attendance laws, no property taxes to pay for public schools, no public-school teachers, no Pell Grants, no student loans, no research grants to colleges, no teacher-education requirements, no government teacher-certification standards, no government school accreditation, no Title IX, special-education, desegregation, diversity, or bilingual-education mandates, no educational vouchers, no Higher Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Education for All Handicapped Children, or No Child Left Behind Acts, no school breakfast or lunch programs, no Head Start funding, no Common Core, no standardized-testing requirements, no math and science initiatives, no Race to the Top funds, and no Department of Education.

Education of children is a service that parents should provide themselves or pay for just like when they need their car repaired or their lawn mowed.

Very realistic considering how other services in the economy operate.