David Cameron on Education

Not sure if everyone has decoded these words:

Since then, however, we have been overtaken by countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands and some states in the US.

Those two countries, and certain States, have voucher systems.

That means opening up the supply of education – to social enterprises formed by parents, groups of teachers, charities and others. They would receive state funding for each pupil they attract, would be free to do things differently, and their success would then provide a benchmark of what can be achieved, encouraging existing schools to raise their game.

This positive competitive pressure is why Caroline Hoxby, of Harvard University, has described school reform as “the rising tide that lifts all boats”. And the best international examples of school reform share two key features.

The first is a fair funding formula showing clearly how much money goes with each pupil – nobody must be able to say “these schools do better just because they have more money to spend”. The second is a bar on academic selection – pupils choosing schools rather than schools choosing pupils.

That does look very like a voucher system. Hurrah! a Tory policy that's actually worth supporting!