I may not have made my distinction clearly enough.
My city’s school district total proposed budget is $245M for next year. Enrollment is just shy of 7K.
One framing is “that $245M is for running the schools”
Another framing is “that $35K is for the education of each student in Cambridge”
The first leads you to conclude “of course we wouldn’t let a parent take even a dime of that money to put their kid in private school”
The second leads you to “of course they should have the choice to use at least 50% of that $35K allocated to each student to attend a school of their choice”
Of course the public schools are there for the education of students, but the difference in framing is whether the money starts there or rather ends there for students who choose to attend it.
My city’s school district total proposed budget is $245M for next year. Enrollment is just shy of 7K.
One framing is “that $245M is for running the schools”
Another framing is “that $35K is for the education of each student in Cambridge”
The first leads you to conclude “of course we wouldn’t let a parent take even a dime of that money to put their kid in private school”
The second leads you to “of course they should have the choice to use at least 50% of that $35K allocated to each student to attend a school of their choice”
Of course the public schools are there for the education of students, but the difference in framing is whether the money starts there or rather ends there for students who choose to attend it.