When Should Voters, Not Lawmakers, Lead Education Policy Overhaul Charge?

May 21, 2012 | 1:56 PM

Education Next, a right-leaning online ed journal, has this post from Mark Osborn suggesting ballot initiatives — not statehouse legislation — might be the best origin for education policy overhauls. He cites teacher unions and special interests as obstructive forces. Do you agree with him?

Source: Educationnext

“Ballot-initiative procedures—which are a Progressive Era reform—were designed for situations like this: Through the ballot box, the electorate can circumvent special interest-driven legislatures and directly enact popular laws. In reality, however, special-interest groups can be hugely influential in ballot-initiative campaigns.”

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