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Abortion, tax policy, budget deficits, foreign policy, and a host of other issues have gotten plenty of attention from President Obama and Governor Romney. There is one issue, however, that has received zero in-depth discussion by the candidates, the general public, or the media.
“The children are our future” is perhaps the most-used cliche in America. Despite this, education has, as it has in nearly all national elections, taken a back seat in the political arena. Politicians speak in generalities, exclaiming that they want to improve schools and ensure that all children get a quality education, but there are rarely any details on what that means in practice. Some mention “school choice,” but, again, what does this mean in practice?