At tonight’s dinner party a lot of energy was expended on the importance of school reform as a high leverage political focus. It was a shocker to return home to read of the Florida Supreme Court decision:
If you think kids are all the same, and that monopolies are the key to quality and efficiency, consider moving to Florida. As of this month, a uniform government bureaucracy is the only legal approach to public education in the Sunshine State.
For six years, students in Florida’s failing public schools have been able to switch to a private school of their parents’ choosing, using the state funds allocated for their education. No longer. The “Opportunity Scholarship” voucher program was struck down Jan. 5 by the state Supreme Court in a sweeping decision with national implications .
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