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What does it mean?
Education should not be exclusively controlled or owned by government entities.
In plain terms
The state should not be the only owner of education.
What can you take from it?
Diversifying education providers can prevent state monopoly.

Where it applies

  • education policy
  • government reform
  • privatization

Putting it to work

  • promote private education
  • challenge state monopolies

Questions to consider

  • Should education be public or private?
  • What are the limits of state power in education?

Another view

It does not address potential risks of non-state education control.

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