What are the merits and demerits of privatization of education?

Answer 1

For starters it puts education in the hands of people who can easily hire and fire teachers or raise their pay based upon results more easily than public educators. On the other hand public educators must educate all including special needs students or felons thus raising the costs. And public institutions rely on taxes and people may not raise taxes on themselves if they don't have kids in school or don't see public education as effecting them. Oh and private entities can contribute to political candidates so they have a power to get government help (texts, school bus service and lunches) while the public institutions are restricted in what they can do by way of lobbying or political contributions.