OBSERVATION OF THE DAY. Atlantic Blog is too gentle with school administrators who object to charter schools recruiting the better students from their systems.

When did schools get an entitlement to "the best students", stuck in dangerous, life choking environments with time servers passing as teachers? When did children become the property of the government?

We have school choice. It comes bundled with home ownership. Public policies that provide additional liquidity in the market for schools, including charter schools and vouchers, are potential Pareto improvements.