I was one of the lucky people in Florida who had a front row seat to the 'school choice' movement with genius Jeb Bush at the head. There is much that can be said about Jeb Bush, but one thing is for sure, he is the 'Godfather' of the school choice movement and there is little argument about that. Not only did he model and concept so many choice options, but he also made it palatable to investors. That was a huge part of the success we see today. Now, newspapers are griping because schools are closing. That means the school choice movement is starting to be successful. Bad schools, schools where parents don't want to send their kids, should close.
School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close. https://t.co/f2yIivGctI
— POLITICO (@politico) May 26, 2024
Since there seems to be a lot of talk about schools closing, I fired up the Lighthouse databases to see how many state-funded schools have had to close in the last 14 years. A lot is the answer - 380 in total. 139 primary schools, 99 secondary, 39 special plus a range of others… pic.twitter.com/7c71VGCZ8x
— Andrew O'Neill (@andrewoneillHT) May 28, 2024
