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ShortTimerMilton Friedman on the application of free markets and individual choice to the school system. Note the responses from the American Federation of Teachers (union) president and the others who desire the current system to continue. The current disaster is of course, for the children. Anyone escaping crappy public schools would be bad, and making [...]
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Free To Choose Part 6: What’s Wrong With Our Schools
Posted: February 21, 2012 by ShortTimer in Economic freedom, Education, free markets, Government, Milton Friedman, Public sector, Public Sector Unions0
Michele Bachmann, The Constitution and the Department of Education
Posted: September 6, 2011 by ShortTimer in Education, Education reform, Enumerated Powers, Government, Milton Friedman, United States Constitution, United States Department of EducationTags: HotAir, Michele Bachmann
From CNN’s Political Ticker and HotAir: Painting herself as a “constitutional conservative” Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann told Sen. Jim DeMint’s forum Monday that if elected president she would look to get rid of the Department of Education, among other things. “Because the Constitution does not specifically enumerate nor does it give to the federal government [...]
Power of the Market – Education
Posted: May 16, 2011 by ShortTimer in Economic freedom, Economics, Education, Education reformThe same problems Milton Friedman elaborates on here are the same problems that are going on today, and have continued on from when this video was made. The effect of teachers unions forcing parents out of schools at every level are things like this: destruction of a school voucher program that was clearly helping students, [...]
