Bringing Markets Back to Education

Bye, Monopoly: Entrepreneurs Bring Markets Back to Education

For all of living memory in the US, the decision of how to educate one’s children was easy. It is largely taken for granted: when Johnny or Jenny turn five, they’re enrolled in kindergarten at the local public school. After five or six years at the assigned elementary, they’re bussed slightly farther to a regional middle and consolidated high school. If they do tolerably well in academics, they’ll be routed into SAT prep and meet with a guidance…

Bringing Markets Back to Education

Hannah Frankman Hood, The Daily Economy Despite record spending, government schools failed to deliver on their directive to education. Parents are increasingly seeking alternatives.