Neither rain, nor snow, nor legislator hypocrisy can keep Governor Greg Abbott off the school-choice trail. This week, as in weeks past, the governor has crisscrossed the Lone Star State extolling the virtues of education freedom. And on Wednesday, in a hearing on a prospective universal education-savings-account law, expert witnesses and parents testified in favor of the proposal into the wee hours of the night.

"My job is to make sure we get across the finish line a piece of legislation that will return mom and dad to being in charge of their child's education in the great state of Texas," Abbott said Tuesday night at an event promoting school choice near Houston.

It wasn’t easy, and at times frustrating. But, as I progressed I learned to love the challenges that came with a liberal arts education. My small class of twenty students was tasked with deciphering Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. At first, I struggled to grasp the concepts presented. But as we argued and discussed the meanings, I found myself enjoying the process of understanding.