Fans of educational freedom in Iowa are doing a victory lap after school choice advocates cleaned up in GOP primaries. The results are a win for those who want families to decide where and how their children learn, and also point to a positive strategy in an otherwise toxic political environment. Amid a storm of stupid culture-war memes and finger-pointing, proposals for charter schools, homeschool freedom, education savings accounts, and vouchers are upbeat and attractive alternatives.
"I might as well come out and say it," State Rep. Dennis Bush (R–Cherokee) complained when Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed a primary challenge against him. "The governor is trying to use this election as a referendum for her voucher bill."
