Ultimately, it's individuals who are accountable for the education of their children. Parents have the responsibility to see that their children receive a good education. And when a first-rate education is received by a student in a public school, that's great. But when it isn't, parents are to the ones to blame for permitting the government to squander their children's intellectual development and their tax money. As politically incorrect as it appears to be these days, OCPA still believes the individual is responsible.
Government grows larger as people become more dependent.
And a larger government leads to a greater loss of freedom for all. The independence so cherished by our ancestors has been replaced by a willing subjection to the State. The current public education system is sacred to those who believe that charter schools and vouchers and the like will lead to a world without governmental K through 12. Such insecurity is perhaps the best evidence for the need to innovate. The only reason public education would ever cease to exist is if a more effective way was found to educate children.