Betting on charter schools
The Las Vegas Review-Journal looks at the issue of school choice in today’s editorial, aptly titled “School Choice.”
“The vast majority of the populace cannot afford private school tuition, nor can most two-income households get by on a single paycheck so the kids can be home-schooled. Because teacher unions are so effective in killing legislative proposals for tax credits and school vouchers, most children are at the whims of their neighborhood public education monopoly, and if their parents aren’t happy with the results … well, they don’t have a choice, right?”
Like many places in the country, the only affordable choice available to families is charter schools. Unfortunately, in Nevada, as in many places, charter schools can only be approved by existing bureaucratic educational institutions. After existing charter schools started showing success, the demand increased for more charter schools in Nevada. Instead of embracing this opportunity to provide more options for families seeking better opportunities for their children, it seems the State Board of Education took it upon itself to impose an unauthorized moratorium, claiming it just couldn’t keep up.
In the end, the Board finally was forced to begrudgingly lift the moratorium and again begin considering charter applications. And as the Review-Journal notes,
“Its membership must finally recognize that they can’t shirk the public’s desire for greater school choice.”
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