Opinion: Time's up for public education

Employers’ struggles with a lack of workers and the quality of those hired stem from the actions of the State. To turn the tide, think of this: all private education.

  • By Matt Walsh
  • | 1:24 p.m. June 10, 2021
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File. In 2019 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring the Florida Department of Education to conduct a complete review of the statewide civics courses.
File. In 2019 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring the Florida Department of Education to conduct a complete review of the statewide civics courses.
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Every choice has consequences, and, boy, are we living today with the distressing consequences of some well-intended but monumentally bad cultural, social and public-policy choices.

Talk to any business owner or CEO, and he or she inevitably bemoans two nagging issues hampering his or her business’ ability to operate or move forward: the shortage of workers and the quality of them.

 

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