Research Fellow Vicki Alger, author of Failure, appears on Sound Off on KPRL radio. Alger discusses the status of Common Core in states' education systems and the growing parental choice options for families. The recent US Supreme Court Janus decision and its effects on teacher unions is also discussed. Alger also talks about the prospects of eliminating the US Department of Education, which she advocates for in her book Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America's Children