May 25, 2001

A vote in the House

A vote in the House of Representatives signaled the end of school choice at the federal level. The House rejected President Bush's minor school choice proposal and also rejected a $50 million school choice test project. This issue is dead in D.C. because many Republicans voted against these tepid measures, and the GOP is the school choice party.

This does return the issue where it belongs--the states. (On a sidenote, I'm still searching through my copy of the Constitution trying to find the justification for federal involvement in education. If you know where it is, e-mail me.) This setback doesn't stop states like Wisconsin from expanding their own school choice programs. But since the feds waste billions, a smattering toward a free market in education would have been nice.

"House Rejects Bush Plan for School Choice"