Paul Cook: “A recent poll conducted by the Washington Post found that District residents support low-income scholarships by a…”

“A recent poll conducted by the Washington Post found that District residents support low-income scholarships by a 56-to-36 margin. African Americans support low-income scholarships by an even greater percentage, 2-to-1 margin, the poll found. Recent polls across the country show that while people really believe that teachers are very much a part of this solution, those same polls show that some of the heavy-handed approaches of the teachers unions are very much a part of the problem. I think rather than just pandering to these heavy-handed unions, we need to look at the consumers and realize this legislation provides opportunity scholarships for grades K through 12, for children whose family income is below 185 percent of poverty. Students can receive scholarships of up to $3200. We need to focus on these students and those parents that want these opportunities.”