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Education is our great and future “Heritage”
February 14, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
For those of you news junkies that read as many web sites as you can, I apologize for bringing this to your attention.
I was cruising the web and this article from the Heritage Foundation posted to their blog/website at Heritage.org (link to follow)was brought to my attention about educational choice in America. Spend a minute and read it.
In it, the author Dan Lips, does a very good job of summarizing the school choice program, and the states that offer them. He also points out the improvements and changes brought about by parents being allowed to remove their children from underperforming public schools.
The paragraph that caught my attention (of course) was the one about virtual and distance learning. He brings out the percentage of districts that now offer Virtual and Distance Learning, and is in general very positive about the program that “would not have been possible” not very long ago.
The CONCLUSION is what summarizes the whole article and here we’ll quote.
“Across the United States, a growing number of families are benefiting from greater opportunities to choose the best schools for their children. Today, 13 states and Washington, D.C., have private school choice programs. Most states now offer at least some choice within the traditional public school system through charter schools or public school choice laws.
Still, millions of American children remain assigned to low-performing public schools. State and federal policymakers should implement education reforms to give all parents the opportunity to choose the best schools for their children.”
After all, that is what it’s all about. The ability to choose the best schools for OUR children.
Information from Heritage Foundation’s website (Heritage.org) was used in the preparation of this post.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/bg2102.cfm
