As a former public high school teacher, I have seen firsthand how antiquated, bureaucratic, and irresponsive to the unique needs of students our nation's public school system has become.  In affluent suburbs, like where I grew up, the public schools are generally good at providing a decent education.  However, in far too many rural and urban public schools, this is generally not the case. Although there are several reasons for the discrepancies between suburban and urban/rural school districts, there is a simple solution that could truly level the playing field in education once and for all: school choice. According to EdChoice, "[s]chool choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs — whether that's to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment parents choose for their kids." In other words, in a world where...(Read Full Post)