Parents in large numbers are disappointed with their kids' schools, a big trend in the last couple of years. When they objected to school boards and administrators, they were often told that they had no right to object - that they must humbly submit to schools' decisions on what their kids would learn.
So there is a war being fought over who has the ultimate responsibility and authority in children's lives. Many parents refuse to hand over the right to protect their kids to the government.
At least they want to choose what school would give their kids the best education. In most places, they are legally free to choose a non-public school . . but they would have to pay all the fees while their taxes still fund that under-performing public school. The movement for "school choice" would re-direct the parents' taxes to the school their child attends.
Sometimes they're able to elect government officials who will help. It looks like that happened in the state of Arizona, where their governor says: "Fifty-plus years ago politicians stood in the schoolhouse door and wouldn’t let minorities in, today union-backed politicians stand in the schoolhouse door and won’t let minorities out. Many of our poor kids and children of color are trapped in a failing school. It’s time to set these families free."
from Discovery Institute
(cont'd tomorrow)
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