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Guest View: Make school choice debate about vision of democracy

The "Our View" article last week, titled "Private schools fade away," is confusing. The main problem discussed in the article is that private schools in Cloquet have struggled to maintain enrollment over the past few decades. Early on, the article discusses an attempt by St. Paul's Academy to "become more inclusive of other congregations" by changing its name to Cloquet Christian Academy. The inclusivity initiative failed to keep the school open, and St. Paul's closed its doors. The article makes it sound as though that school operated for a decade or two, in total. Yet, the article inexplicab...

 
 
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