That's why I only addressed local property taxes. Local people have more control when the scope of government in question is smaller. A single town raising its own taxes to pay for its own schools is unlikely to run into as many problems.

I know this works, because this is what people did where I grew up. Will it work everywhere? No, that was part of my point. Many people just don't value education enough to spend more money on it than they absolutely must.

Another thing to keep in mind. The article says that "students are the customers". But this is false. Parents are the customers. So what you've got to compare is South Korean parents and American parents.