Among the biggest misconceptions concerning educational freedom is that it does nothing more than provide families with the choice between different vendors for the same product. This view tacitly accepts the parameters set by the education establishment and presumes that the competition between public, charter, and private schools is about which of these institutions is […]
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Pierce v. Society of Sisters, which affirmed that a parent’s discretion over the education of their children is not a privilege bestowed by the state but an unalienable right. In the memorable words of Justice McReynolds: “The child is not the mere creature […]
You’re the customer and this is your experience: poor results, higher costs, hidden agendas, and the product is nothing close to what you wanted. What do you do? Go somewhere else, right? Wrong again, because we aren’t talking about burgers or blenders, we are talking about public education. Too often we’re told how education is […]