Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness.
As we know, lots of people working together to solve problems doesn't happen often enough, particularly here in Washington.
We've seen more and more people opt for homeschooling, including in urban areas.
No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.
We won't accomplish our goals by creating a new federal bureaucracy or by bribing states with their own taxpayers' money.
Just as the traditional taxi system revolted against ride sharing, so too does the education establishment feel threatened by the rise of school choice.
