Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states.
Why not all states?
After all, competition improves services.
The Post Office couldn’t get it there overnight. Then FedEx showed it could be done. Quickly, UPS and DHL did it, too, and now even the Post Office does … sometimes.
Consumer choice is a big reason capitalist countries outperform socialist ones.
But in most of America, parents have little or no choice when it comes to which school their kids attend. Bureaucrats decide based on where you live.
Live in a neighborhood with lousy schools? Too bad for your kids.
Some parents, desperate to get their kids out of a bad school, are jailed for lying about where they live.
All parents should have the option to choose which school their children attend.
But in most states,…
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