Mill Moore: Is the public vs. private education conflict real?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mill Moore, who is the executive director of the Vermont Independent Schools Association.“We have a huge conflict in this state between public and private education,” remarked Vermont Rep. David Sharpe in a recent speech. Because he chairs the House Education Committee, Sharpe’s words have attracted attention and comment.
Enrollment numbers reveal the heart of the matter. Of the 83,000 Vermont K-12 students whose educations are publicl