Parents need the freedom to choose the education environment that best meets their child's needs.
Luke Messer
The Public Record
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April 17, 2023
The key is parents. You know, you mentioned money may not make a difference. What does matter is engaged parents.
— Luke Messer
The great myth about school choice is that it allegedly hurts public schools.
overwhelmingly, we live in America today where we agree on almost nothing, but we all agree on school choice.
You might be entitled to your own argument, but you are not entitled to your own facts, right?
It is immoral in a country like ours. No child should be forced to go to a failing or unsafe school.
I think it is crazy to say that supporting students somehow makes you anti-teacher's union, or Department of Education.
If we change the status quo and block grant our federal education spending, states like Ohio would have the flexibility to spend taxpayer dollars in ways that impact their students the most.
I have worked for many years to reform K-12 education, with a particular emphasis on expanding education freedom and parental empowerment in K-12 education.
Congress can heed the call from voters and parents of school age children, and pass America's boldest school choice bill, H.R. 531, the Educational Choice for Children Act.
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