For 140 years, Colorado's constitution has called for a system of public schools. The writers recognized that education was a shared responsibility.
However, Mr. Brickley is right: People like Krista Kafer and similar-minded Republicans place the individual above everything else. Forget society. I've got mine, forget about you.
Republicans love vouchers because the upper class doesn't need them for private schooling but will gladly accept free money from the taxpayers. The middle class will use them to get into the exclusive schools they always wanted, not realizing the rich will simply create a tier of even more exclusive schools. And the poor? Tough luck.
Just like Republican health care or health insurance proposals. Everyone out for themselves.