Since the days of Governor Fife Symington Arizona
has been on the path to do away with public education. 1. Arizona Republicans have cut over 1 billion dollars inpublic education funding since 2009. be
What’s more shocking than our leaders earmarking millions
of dollars for “economic freedom schools” while universities have endured the
nation’s deepest cuts?
How
about earmarking millions of dollars to an “economic freedom school” headed by
a guy who wants to eliminate public schools?
I
wrote earlier this week about the mysterious $5 million inserted into next year’s
proposed state budget for
universities. The money is designated specifically for “economic freedom
schools”.
One
of the three schools that would get the dough: ASU’s Center for the Study of
Economic Liberty. The school opened just after Gov. Doug Ducey’s election
in 2014, with private funding, including a $3.5 million grant from the Charles
Koch Charitable Foundation.
Just
coincidentally, I’m sure, the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty has
endorsed Ducey’s Proposition 123, to pay part of the state’s K-12 school tab
out of the state land trust.
Turns
out William Boyes, founder and director of the Center for the Study of
Economic Liberty, supports the elimination of public schools. In
November, Boyes spoke at a conference sponsored by the Mises Institute, about the need for centers
such as his to push for a more free market approach in universities.
“We
have to change education from K-12 to universities to be more open to … a free
market approach,” he said. “We don’t see that at those levels. I think the
centers, if they can create departments and programs, can create free market
economic thinkers and the more we put out there, the more impact it’ll have in
the long run.
“I
also think that if we can do the same thing in K through 12, get rid of public
education, create private education as a replacement and have a market for
education, then I think we really have an impact.” Read More HERE
