The Choice Channel

“Even in a state that has grabbed hold of its public school monopoly with both hands and refused to budge, the idea of choice is gaining some ground. In case you hadn’t noticed, Utah’s largest school districts are in danger of breaking up. Thanks to a new law, any city with at least 65,000 people can now form its own school district, and any smaller city can join with a neighboring city to do the same. It may not be a revolution, but at least people now have a way to voice their dissent. Comedian Victor Borge used to do a routine in which he talked about his uncle, the inventor. The uncle had come up with a new soft-drink formula he had decided to call ‘1-up.’ When that didn’t work, he changed it a little and renamed it ‘2-up.’ He kept trying until he finally gave up with ‘6-up.’ ‘Who knew?’ he asked, as the audience roared. But in this case, Rep. David Cox, R-Lehi, hit 7-up right away with an idea whose time, unlike private school vouchers, seems to have come.” (07/30/06)