If It Smells Like a Skunk…
Michigan officials have launched a bold and secret project known as Skunk Works to create “value schools.”
Someday, in our bold choice-tacular future, once-stifled students will be able to choose the educational option of their choice. Choice chosen, they will then swipe their EduCards to pay for 21st century skills building served up steaming and blended. And should they have any Edu Bucks left after choosing their choice, they can spring for extras like AP courses, athletics or super cool cyber courses. What’s that, you say? Such a choice-tacular future is already in the werks in none other than MIchigan, USA? Why we must go there directly to smell theodeur de choix for ourselves…According to the Detroit News, a secret work group that includes top aides to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has been working to come up with a model for so-called “value schools.” These K-Schools will cost just $5,000 per formerly-stifled student, compared to the $7,000 that Michigan currently spends. The savings will come by by applying “concepts familiar in the private sector — getting higher value for less money.” That certainly sounds