The education establishment long ago decided that all students must be processed through its institutions. That rigidity was far from ideal for many of them, as they had to sit through lots of courses they didn’t want.

Some states are rethinking their uniform schooling regimens, foremost among them being Indiana. In today’s Martin Center article, Daniel Buck examines the battle in the Hoosier state.

He writes:

Policy must ultimately alter as the desire for a diversity of high-school experiences and post-high-school pathways grows. If we collectively decide that we want to value the trades or direct employment as much as university enrollment, or if we collectively decide that a greater diversity of school structures is desirable, these sentiments must affect how we structure our educational system.

Naturally, the proposal for a diverse approach led to ferocious opposition from the education blob in Indiana, but the state is pushing ahead.

Read the whole thing.