Opinion

School Choice Can Make America Healthy Again

From sleep deprivation to obesity to overmedication, many of the problems facing American children are reinforced by the structure of modern schooling.
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School Choice Can Make America Healthy Again
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Corey A. DeAngelis
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To make America healthy again, we must first shake up the one-size-fits-all factory model that dominates K–12 education. These years shape children during the most formative period of their lives, laying the groundwork for physical health, mental resilience, and lifelong success. Without a strong foundation built on movement, play, and individual attention, we cannot expect the next generation to thrive.

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Corey A. DeAngelis
Corey A. DeAngelis
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Corey A. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a visiting fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). He has been labeled the “school choice evangelist” and called “the most effective school choice advocate since Milton Friedman.” He is a regular on Fox News and frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal. DeAngelis is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, a senior fellow at Reason Foundation, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, a board member at Liberty Justice Center, and a senior advisor at Accuracy in Media. He holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He is the national bestselling author of “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools” (Center Street, 2024).