National School Choice Week holds up a mirror to the failure of our current K-12 system

Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice. As the last few years have taught a lot of parents, it’s better to have options than to be stuck, subject to the whims of any single institution.

The premise of school choice is relatively straightforward. If your local, traditional public K-12 school is serving the needs for your child, great.

But if it’s not, it best serves the interests of parents, students...