John R. LaPlante is an Education Policy Fellow with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. He has a Masters of Art in Political Science from The Ohio State University, where he studied the politics of economic development, social movements, and international relations. Mr. LaPlante has worked in the field of public policy since 1998, assisting lawmakers across the country in promoting consumer-driven, cost-effective solutions to the public issues of the day, particularly in regards to education. His commentaries have been widely published online and in publications such as the The Wichita Eagle, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Detroit News, and the Salina Journal. Mr. LaPlante's policy papers and commentaries for Flint Hills can be found at FHC Publications. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnLaPlante http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnLaPlante TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:05:55 GMT Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:05:55 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Which is more important - community building or educational choice? A controversy in one city in south-central Kansas raises this important question about the definition of a community, and its relationship to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnLaPlante/2007/10/04/does_educational_choice_threaten_community_stability 67a3d57b-12b2-4059-82f5-82a917e27c94 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:05:55 GMT