“If efficiency is the only consideration,” asks El Viajero, “then why aren’t you also calling on federalizing the ailing public school system as well?”

Fair enough. So consider this my call to nationalize the schools. Though this time it’s less about efficiency than equity.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.