EXTRA: Supporting Public Schools Supports the Common Good

My new essay at The Dispatch

I am honored to have a new essay at The Dispatch today. It is part of Dispatch Faith, a free weekly newsletter to which you can subscribe here.

Below is a bit from my piece, which argues that regardless of whether or not you have children in public schools, supporting the public education system (and there are lots of different ways to do that) benefits the common good:

The vast majority of students in America attend public schools. Thus, the schools we support today are serving the children who will most likely grow up to be employees or owners of the places where you do business. They will be your caretakers, doctors, and nurses. They will be the friends or even the spouses of your own children. They will be your neighbors. They are already your neighbors.

Public education still serves the common good. Public education still needs people of faith to make that good even better.

You can read the entirety here.