Senator looking to increase parental responsibility in schools

Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, has unveiled three pieces of legislation that seek to give parents more control over the education their child receives, but there is a catch. His proposal calls on parents to sign a contract that makes certain that with this newfound power comes additional responsibility.

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Schools Separate and Unequal

As a report on politico.com noted, if U.S schools with 10 percent or fewer students eligible for subsidized lunches were separated from the rest and treated as a nation, their scores would be second only to those in Shanghai in reading and science, while the math results would rank sixth in the world. That is considerably different than the 26th ranking the U.S. scored in math, 21st in science and 17th in reading.

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