(01-19-2022 04:39 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(01-19-2022 03:25 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  There seems to be a lot more public school choice these days, then there was back in 90s...

And it has been fought against tooth and nail, every step of the way, by the educational bureaucracies and even more by leftists and their union foot soldiers, whose sustained rear-guard action surpasses the Wehrmacht of 1944-1945.

What constituency has been the principal driver of choices? Those great unwashed, the ones who don't deserve a say: parents.

You're being dramatic here.

For starters, let's recognize how loaded it is to say "parents don't deserve a say," and how unrealistic it is for a school system to allow every single parent to dictate how their child receives an education.

Parents absolutely should have the ability to advocate for their children, but can you imagine how literally impossible it would be if HISD had to check with all 190,000+ parents to make sure every aspect of the curriculum fit with their personal view?

A public service should be held accountable to the public it serves, but it's a lot less "Every parent deserves a say" and more "Every parent deserves a voice."

I do think there is broad support now, across the political spectrum, for a public school system that offers students and parents more choice. And a lot of that comes from the innovation we've seen over the past two decades. I don't know which side of the aisle has been the one championing these kind of public schools, but I like the direction it's heading in.