Would our education system be better if everyone were forced to send their kids to public schools? There would be no private schooling or homeschooling anymore.

It’s a liberal argument that’s been floating around the Internets for a while, but Alexander Russo summarizes the arguments and weighs in with his thoughts.

It’s an especially interesting question for Hawaii, where the rate of private school attendance is almost double the rate in other states.

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