Yesterday I asked you how many schools you thought we’d need if everyone had access to a primary school of their faith (with the caveat that there would need to be at least 2,000 members of their faith in the country.) If we were to guarantee every single child could

Using some mathematical modeling, I calculated the number of primary schools we would need to ensure every single person was at most 30 minutes drive from a school. That figure was way less than you might think. However, it didn’t state what type of school it would be. We’ll need

I built a mathematical model of school choice. The answer surprised me. http://simonmlewis.substack.com

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I hear that every time I talk about school choice. So I decided to test the idea. http://simonmlewis.substack.com

I spent a week trying to work out how many schools Ireland would need if every family genuinely had school choice. The answer wasn’t 3,000. It wasn’t even 1,000. And that isn’t even the full story. What if we gave everyone school choice? A week long series on http://simonmlewis.substack.com

Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse, this happens. It’s the kind of thing that belongs in a comic strip. Looking at the reaction, we’re seeing strong responses from @themildprincipal, @_fromtinyacorns_ @jencumminssocdem @ciarareillyteacher among others.

There was no intention for the Primary School Survey to make any difference to the future planning of education…then the results came out. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/the-primary-school-survey-was-never