On Tuesday, Obama’s former advisor David Axelrod asked Sen. Rand Paul questions about school choice, and whether national standards were necessary. The Democrat and the Republican met at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Axelrod’s program for political science students. Real Clear Politics has a video of the hour-long question and answer session [which included other topics like surveillance of private data and immigration policy]. Paul was in Chicago to learn more about school choice. He visited a Catholic all girls’ high school that takes vouchers from low income families. An article describing a voucher student’s experience at Josephinum Academy shows: The average family income is $32,000, and Jailyn is among the 74 percent of the student body who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch. Tuition is priced at $4,900 to attract students who otherwise wouldn't have access to many educational opportunities. And 95 percent of the...(Read Full Post)