Bob Schaffer: “He says, ``My name is Joshua Holloway. I was born in Denver. My favorite subject is football,'' and he amended that…”

“He says, ``My name is Joshua Holloway. I was born in Denver. My favorite subject is football,'' and he amended that later. He said that he wanted to be a lawyer, too, but football was just a hobby. He said, ``I am 10 years old. My mother passed away last year. I have a brother who is 6. His name is Jeremiah. We go to church every Sunday. Before I go to school I read the Bible. I live with my grandfather. Sometimes my cousins come over and we play outside and play video games.'' He says, ``Before my mom passed away, she told my grandfather to bring us to Watch Care.'' Watch Care Academy is a school I am somewhat familiar with that is in the metro area of Denver, and he goes on. This was just so compelling and I think really makes the case, almost single-handedly, as to why we need an education tax credit proposal. He says, ``My grandpa could not afford to pay for me and my brother. So Mrs. Perry,'' who is the principal, told him about the Ace scholarships. Ace is the name of one of these education investment organizations that provides scholarships for these low-income kids. So they applied to this organization. He says, ``My grandpa applied and we were awarded Ace scholarships.``”