by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I wrote one week ago about a big victory for education in West Virginia. The Mountain State arguably now has the most extensive system of school choice in the country. This will be great for parents and children. There’s a lot of research showing...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2021 | Blogs, Education
As a public finance economist, I’m a huge fan of fiscal reforms such as a spending cap or a flat tax. But, if asked to pick the reform that would have the biggest positive impact for the United States, I’d be very tempted to pick school choice....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2021 | Blogs, Education
Government schools in America are a national disgrace. Every year, we throw more money into the system and every year we get back mediocre results. The numbers are especially depressing when you compare how other nations get better...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I have a Bureaucrat Hall of Fame to highlight government employees who have turned sloth and overcompensation into an art form, and I have a Moocher Hall of Fame to illustrate the destructive entitlement mindset that exists when politicians pay...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2021 | Blogs, Education
Coronavirus has been a dark cloud. But if we want to find a silver lining, the government’s bungled response to the pandemic has exposed some weaknesses in the government school monopoly. And this could mean opportunity for competing structures that can...
