When School Choice Is Too Little, Too Late
“Families who can afford ‘choice’ have always had it, paying for private school or moving to neighborhoods that have schools they want their children to attend. But school choice advocates argue that all parents, regardless of income, should be empowered to choose the learning environments that best enable their child to ‘learn and grow,’ gaining the skills and knowledge needed for a successful, productive life. As Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stressed in remarks to a recent American Enterprise Institute conference on federal reform: ‘Equal access to a quality education should be a right for every American and every parent should have the right to choose how their child is educated.’”