California’s students need school choice

Except on questions of funding, Californians hold a realistic view of public education in the state. An April survey of Californians by the Public Policy Institute of California found only 45% believe the K-12 public-education system “is headed in the right direction.” That’s sharply down from 62% in PPIC’s April 2020 survey, taken just as the COVID-19 school lockdowns were beginning.
Only 50% of all adults gave a positive mark to Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose extended lockdow