You’ve probably heard Clark talk about his dislike of monopolies. He thinks one of the worst monopolies out there is our public education system. He despises the idea of drawing monopoly lines that determine which school a child will attend. It puts parents in a position where they have to make a real estate choice based on what schools are in an area. There should be open enrollment and more school choice so kids can go where they want. The city of Milwaukee was the first to try the voucher system, and it has been enormously successful so far. A recent study showed that the average graduation rate among disadvantaged public school students is one in three. Yet two-thirds of kids from the same neighborhoods who used vouchers and went to different schools earned a high school diploma. That’s double the graduation rate. Two out of three is still a little disconcerting, but it’s much better than one out of three. We all pay a ton of tax money for public schools, regardless of whether we have kids in school. Yet, some of these schools are not required to live up to certain standards. If they don’t make the cut, shut them down and try something else. We owe it to our kids.