Colorado is a political anomaly. Through a well-financed campaign of four wealthy donors, the red state turned blue in a few election cycles. This “Colorado Model” has come to haunt Republicans.

The first part of this series focused on the various efforts around the country to establish school choice. This piece attempts to shed light upon the history of compulsory public education in America. As the nation debates the merits of school choice I’ve noticed a common theme in the arguments of the ideas’ opponents. They assert that the implementation of school choice would abandon a noble tradition with early roots in the American founding.