What’s the best way to free American kids from failing neighborhood schools? How can we dislodge the public sector unions and bureaucrats that suck resources from kids? Is it possible to bring dynamism and innovation to our education sector?
Reason.tv has been looking for answers as a proud participant in National School Choice Week, a non-partisan initiative to raise awareness of how competition and choice can transform K-12 education.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush thinks technology will disrupt the education monopoly; former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein agrees. Lisa Graham Keegan of the Education Breakthrough Network and Reason’s Lisa Snell say money must follow kids, while E3’s Derrell Bradford reminds us that the amount of money isn’t the problem.
Does it take a hurricane to bring school choice? Probably not, which is a reason to be optimistic. Democratic campaign strategist Joe Trippi wants a school choice discussion that bridges the ideological divide. Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock.com, says more choice could help wipe out our state fiscal crises.
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