Jade’s escape: From a government-assigned school to a Jesuit work-study education
By Wayne Laugesen | Commentary, Wayne's Word
A quiet war rages in Colorado classrooms. The casualties are almost always the children of the poor, ethnic and racial minorities.
For decades, defenders of our state’s public education monopoly have built a fortress around zip-code budgeting. They tell low-income parents to wait for the next tax hike or bureaucratic restructuring.
But a young Denver girl named Jade didn’t have time to wait. Her childhood—her prime learning years—was ticking away.
Trapped by GeographyJade grew up in a low-income household where ambition ran high but financial options ran dry. In her government-assigned school, she faced a system designed for uniformity rather than excellence.Wealthy families simply write a check for private tuition. For Jade’...