It makes one think that maybe the policy makers in this country are perhaps reading this blog, for in a delicious moment of synchronicity the Conservative party have announced plans to introduce co-operative schools. A model that is not that far removed from the one that Ac-1 and myself have been pondering: A decentralized, yet state-funded education system.

This linked article gives further details.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7083878.stm