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Every child deserves the same kind of educational choice Florida gave mine. Both of my kids are in the right schools today. That’s something every parent across the country should be able to say. This op-ed was published in USA Today on…

Pioneer Institute asked Florida parents what they think about their schools, and most said they are doing a good job preparing students for success. Yet 80% still want the state to raise its academic standards.

The state’s education market isn’t the problem. It just needs the right design. I have tremendous respect for Pinellas County School Board member Laura Hine’s commitment to public service, her passion for serving our community’s children and her desire to improve Florida’s public education system. But her recent column, “Is unregulated capitalism the best way to educate Florida kids?,” frames the issue too starkly. Florida’s education system is changing rapidly, and the questions surrounding these changes are too nuanced and consequential to be reduced to a choice between traditional public education and “unregulated capitalism.”

This edition of The House Call debriefs the midterm election results where voters directly weighed in on housing and cost of living matters. It also explores new data showing that the percentage of Massachusetts homeowners considered “cost-burdened” is on the rise.