I think those are tough examples we don’t have enough data as the public to make decisions for. Home education can be more comprehensive than a local rural school (think Floridian malfeasance) or maybe handles a niche community like disabilities/hardships etc. I believe elementary education is already mandatory (or at least alternatives need approved atm), and multiple-choice tests are not inherently bad, just the way in which we administer them for every “progression metric” is obsessive and becomes unhelpful.

I would like to see a revamp in the administrative and legislation part of the education system. We currently elect board members and positions of power in education by popularity regardless of their credentials. Any education position that oversees policy needs to have a selection committee like that of the justice system with open public hearings and disputes able to be heard. We keep getting these extremists in positions that completely set back any progress we have tried to scientifically make in the education field.

A rather extreme position - allow students to vote for elected education officials. Get students used to researching and campaigning for their candidates. Let them get into the policy nuance and see how they are personally effected. Let them learn the lesson of electing someone who doesn’t fulfill campaign promises and have them hold their candidate responsible for those missteps. Teach them the dangers of extreme political ideologies and politicizing topics that need no-nonsense action. I would hope learning these things in an academic setting might help our future elections with greater participation.