Why I Walked Away From Public Schools, With Jon England

Jon England is the Education Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. He is a fourteen-year veteran public schools who became frustrated with the lack of innovation, transparency and accountability in the system, and decided to leave the system and join Libertas to work on empowering parents, and defending parental rights.

Find Jon on X @Principal_Jon
Website: https://libertas.org

TIMESTAMPS
03:16 - Welcome Jon!
04:47 - COVID: The Final Straw
09:01 - School vs. Parents
13:12 - The School Trap
20:00 - The Push to College
32:32 - New Models for K12
44:15 - Government Roadblocks to Alternatives
48:55 - Let's Talk About School Choice...
1:00:00 - How to Get More Involved in Making Education Better

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