School Choice: The Past, Present, and Future of a Movement
About this episode
School choice has moved to the forefront of national conversations and debates most notably since COVID; however the ‘educational choice’ movement is not new in America at all.
Jeff is joined by Shaka Mitchell, Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, to trace the history of school choice and schooling in America, drawing clear policy, political, and cultural connections between what was, what has been, and what is ‘normal’ now, and how that’s changing.
You can follow Shaka on his Substack: https://shakamitchell.substack.com/
Host: Jeff Sikkenga
Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton
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