When Harvard professor Niall Ferguson says, “We are failing kids in the poorer parts of this country,” here are three reasons (along with three short videos below) that explain why:
1. Lack of competition among public (government schools).
Public schools are monopolies, but only competition can promote innovation and raise quality.
THE CASE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
LACK OF COMPETITION AMONG PUBLIC (GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS)
Description: Competition promotes innovation, raises quality, and lowers costs. In contrast, government-run schools are a tragic example of monopolies generating bad results. This video argues that school choice introduces competition and is a better approach.
2. The federal government is ill-equipped and too distant to handle a local problem
States and communities are closer to the problems in education. Several states are promoting school choice for the poor and job evaluation for the teachers based on merit.
THE CASE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ILL-EQUIPPED AND TOO DISTANT TO HANDLE A LOCAL PROBLEM
Description: Chuck Colson discusses the injustice of providing poor education to poor people. He explains the educational reforms that Ohio Governor John Kasich is making. Most of the national educational reforms have not worked. For example, only 8% of poor children graduate from college by age 24. To combat this, Ohio introduced a pilot project in Columbus in which parents and teachers will take over schools that rank in the bottom 5% of achievement for three years. School vouchers will be doubled so parents can send their children to schools of their choice. This will increase school competition and increase charter schools. It will end union job security rules, as well.
Lack of school choice has created a school monopoly that serves the interests of the teachers union, making it very time consuming and costly to pare ineffective teachers from the ranks.
THE CASE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION
TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS EXIST TO HIRE AND FIRE
Description: In this video commentary, Dick discusses school reform and school choice. Dick talks about the amazing educational changes occurring in the states. Lack of school choice has created a school monopoly that serves the interests of the teachers union. Several cities are providing school choice: Pittsburgh, Memphis, Milwaukee, and state-wide in Arizona, Indiana, Idaho, and Oklahoma. They are also seeking to eliminate teacher tenure.
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