Occupational licensing has become a major barrier to entry for many workers in the United States, preventing them from using their skills and experience to make a living. Thankfully, some states are taking steps to address this issue.
Parents and students should be the ones who decide which educational fit is the best. When they are given this choice, parents and students are more satisfied with their education.
“A student's parent is the primary person responsible for the education of the student, and the state is in a secondary and supportive role to the parent.”
Recent developments in California and Canada demonstrate that the dangers of occupational licensing may go beyond just economic consequences and may pose a threat to free speech.
Officers and supervisors who attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug or, worse, retaliate against officers for doing the right thing, deserve severe consequences and certainly shouldn’t be put in positions of even greater authority.
