There’s been a battle brewing in Arizona over what public schools will teach about the origins and development of all living things. Last week was also Banned Books Week, in Arizona and nationwide. And in the midst of all this, Arizonans have been debating Proposition 305, which with a “no” vote would kill expansion of the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program that gives parents unprecedented control over education funding.

These things are not disconnected, and what applies to Arizona applies to any state: Embracing school choice — in the case of Arizona, keeping the expansion — may well be the key to defusing destructive science and book battles, and providing equality for all.