More and more studies suggest increased education choice may result in a decreased crime rate:
“There is mounting evidence that empowering parents with educational options can also lead to reduced crime—which is desirable not only for parents but for society at large.
[Three recent studies] demonstrate that allowing parents to exercise school choice reduces the likelihood that their child will engage in criminal activity.
In addition to empowering children with a high-quality education, school choice can reduce crime (and its associated costs) for residents in states across the country.”
Fewer kids in trouble with the law, more kids learning, lower costs for taxpayers? Sounds like a win, win, win … unless you’re a member of a teachers union, in which case you celebrate criminality.
SOURCE: Spectator.org
IN THIS ISSUE:
- NAACP: The NAACP is again calling for an end to charter schools.
- WISCONSIN: Wisconsin’s budget could send an additional $60 million to the state’s voucher program over the next two years.
- TEXAS: A Texas lawmaker wants to hear from special-needs students who want school choice.
- HOMESCHOOLING: Homeschooling is growing in Florida.
Common Core and Curriculum Watch
- NYC: Test scores in New York City are up, but a report says the state tests have gotten easier.
- GENDER: Kids in kindergarten are being taught about “gender identity.”
- AP: Lots of kids take Advanced Placement classes, but most do poorly on AP exams.
- MILLIONAIRES: A California Catholic school that made millions by investing in Snapchat is deciding how to spend its earnings.
- CURIOSITY: Curiosity is key to academic success, research shows.
- SEGREGATION: Black educators aren’t happy with teachers unions comparing school choice to segregation.
- STEVE JOBS: A 1995 interview of a 40-year-old Steve Jobs has surfaced showing the tycoon declaring, “Unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education.”
Teresa Mull is a policy advisor for education and an editor at The Heartland Institute.
