| Many people are confused by the 87% because many people do not consider this argument. Many believe that they are offering to fund every child’s education. People need to change their paradigm of thinking on this issue. |  |
 | First, everyone receives an education. On average, those outside the public schools score better on standardized tests. However, politicians ONLY offer to fund a child’s education within the Public School System. While the government chooses not to fund the 13% of children that are educated outside their control; it is fundamentally wrong to fund education for only 87% of children. |
| Outside the public school, parents and teenaged students can visit all the schools and investigate each school's mission statement, religious environment, teacher quality and character, past results, question other students and their families, and then ultimately choose the school that best fits that family. Homeschool and Homeschool/ private school co-ops among others are options as well. |  |
 | The considerable cost that parents and students must bear to receive funding is the loss of control of all those factors to the government. Quite simply, government funding means almost total government control. It is fundamentally wrong to condition a government benefit of a taxpayer funded education on the relinquishment of the right of parents to direct their child’s education. The Public School System is Unconstitutional |
