Commentary
Since the beginning of statehood, Californians have pursued education at a steep cost to produce a free society in the frontier along the Pacific Ocean.
Viewpoints
Opinion
California’s Experience With Compulsory Education
It’s time to review our collective fascination with perpetuating mandatory government school attendance.
Demonstrators gather in front of a school district headquarters in protest of controversial teachings in Los Alamitos, Calif., on May 11, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Lance Christensen
Author
Lance Christensen is the vice president of California Policy Center, a nonprofit focused on reducing public sector barriers to prosperity. He has two decades of public policy and political experience working in and out of the state legislature, the Department of Finance, educational nonprofits and as a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2022.
