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April 14, 2008

Uniform - or Straightjacket

Jeb Bush exposes the Florida Supreme Court's "tortured reasoning" for striking down Florida's full school choice program on the grounds that the state's constitution requires that public education be ''uniform.'' Bush notes that "if the appellate court's decision was applied 'uniformly' across the spectrum of government spending, it would end funding of dozens of programs that improve the quality of life for millions of Floridians."

This fall, voters will get to rule on the other aspect of the Court's ruling on school choice, the issue of ''indirect support'' of a religious institution, but the uniformity issue probably won't make it to the ballot. As a result, "too many children are not getting the quality education they deserve because they have few choices. As adults, many of them will lack the skills to succeed in the competitive global marketplace, leaving them dependent on government rather than their own abilities. That is the legacy of opponents of school choice."

The straightjacket of "uniformity" remains cinched tight.

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