What would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. say today about our schools? What approaches would he support to close achievement gaps? What would he think of school choice?
Over the past year, we asked a number of folks to weigh in on those questions. For a podcast last January, we asked the Rev. H.K. Matthews, a civil rights icon in west Florida who knew Dr. King. We asked others for a blog series that ran last August, on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
As we celebrate MLK Day today, we thought it appropriate to highlight those posts. We know there are no easy answers, but we hope these voices contribute thoughtfully to the debate.
From H.K. Matthews: School choice: an extension of the civil rights movement
From Darrell Allison, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina: Access denied, from lunch counters to zip codes
From John E. Coons, longtime school choice advocate: MLK and God’s schools
From Vernard T. Gant, director of urban school services with the Association of Christian Schools International: The unrealized dream of educational justice
From Peter H. Hanley, executive director, American Center for School Choice: Parental choice would honor The Dream