Bob Schaffer: “every system has these education scholarship foundations that exist but the requests for scholarships, the applications…”

“every system has these education scholarship foundations that exist but the requests for scholarships, the applications, are far exceeded by dollars available, and usually these foundations are started by some philanthropist who wants to help them and make a difference in one neighborhood or another, but we just need more of them because the record is very clear. These foundations, these scholarship funds work. I brought with me today some testimony from a little boy in Colorado who testified in the Colorado legislature, before the Colorado legislature as it considered an education tax credit in my State, and here I will just read a couple paragraphs. His name was Joe Ray Sierra, and this testimony was delivered just last February. He says, ``I am really glad that I do not have to go to my old school anymore. There are always people selling drugs there. I was afraid to go to school because I did not want to get beat up anymore at my old school. They gave me answers to the CSAP test,'' which is the State standardized test in my State. ``They gave the kids the answers,'' and I will go on. ``They were not very helpful to me with math, reading and writing. I did not like my old school at all. I like my new school because they help me better. They teach me in a way that is right for me. The teacher is nice to me and so are the other school kids. I also like that I do not have to switch classes. I like Dove Christian Academy so much that I want to come back again.”