TBT in honor of school choice week. We did this post a while ago but it’s worth repeating. Quote of the day from the 1980 Libertarian presidential platform in 1980 when David Koch was the Vice Presidential candidate: “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead...
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Reno County perspective on district consolidation
Here’s perspective from Reno County on the school district consolidation bill. “’I don’t hear anybody in the state clamoring for this,’ said Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education President Jeff Nichols. “Such decisions need to be made by local voters, Nichols said. ‘Not by partisan hacks in Topeka that have...
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In honor of school choice week, and the rally being hosted by Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity tomorrow, we’re sharing this article. To be clear, we support school choice. In Kansas, we have traditional public schools, magnet schools, charter schools, private secular and religious schools, and home schools, and we wouldn’t...
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No comments Kevin Huffman describes inability to shut down failing K12 school
In honor of school choice week, we’re sharing this article by Kevin Huffman, who has been a supporter of choice describe his experience trying to shut down a failing e-school. “And yet, the ‘marketplace’ fails when we are not able to ensure that parents know that the school they are...
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