The socialism of public schooling

Future of Freedom Foundation
Posted: November 6th, 2008 by R. Lee Wrights
Author: Jacob G. Hornberger

“While the nation is on the subject of socialism, we really ought to talk about public schooling. With the possible exception of the military, it’s the best example of a socialist institution one could ever find. It’s not a coincidence that public schooling is one of Fidel Castro’s favorite government programs. Actually, ‘public schooling’ is a misnomer. It would be more accurate to call it ‘government schooling’ because it’s a government operation from start to finish. That’s different from, say, public movie theaters or public restaurants. Those are private businesses that are open to the public.” (11/05/08)

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