Two stories making headlines recently are that of Kelley Williams-Bolar and Tanya McDowell. Both of these women have gone to great lengths to provide their children with a quality education, so much so that they both faced criminal prosecution and jail time for their desperate actions. However, most disheartening about these stories is not what the parents did, but why they did it. Williams-Bolar used her father's address to send her children to a better preforming school, while McDowell, because she was homeless, used her babysitter's address in order to send her child to public school. As a result, both of these women faced larceny charges.

Most of the outcry from these two cases points to the inequality and lack of freedom surrounding America's education system. The Kansas City Star claims that these two examples bring "attention to the need for a high-quality education for all kids." School choice options need to be expanded, allowing parents greater freedom and a better education for children. With greater public school options, poorer children would not have to be confined to poorer, and more often less-preforming, schools. Instead, these students will be able to pursue a better education at other districts, charter schools, or online schools. With expanded school choice, parents like Williams-Bolar and McDowell will not feel forced to obtain a quality education for their children through such drastic means.