From 2011 to 2021, real inflation-adjusted K-12 spending in the U.S. increased from $14,022 per pupil to $16,280. Yet, over a similar period, student performance fell.
When public school advocates argue against giving parents and their children more educational choices, one is reminded of the Boston Tea Party, a revolt against Britain’s tea monopoly and the taxes levied as a result of it.
Now, as then, Americans are not buying the pro-monopoly claims.
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California parents must be able to choose the education that best suits their child
Lance Izumi
From 2011 to 2021, real inflation-adjusted K-12 spending in the U.S. increased from $14,022 per pupil to $16,280. Yet, over a similar period, student performance fell.
When public school advocates argue against giving parents and their children more educational choices, one is reminded of the Boston Tea Party, a revolt against Britain’s tea monopoly and the taxes levied as a result of it.
Now, as then, Americans are not buying the pro-monopoly claims.
We are demanding more freedom and more choices.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.