Kay Granger: “as a former public school teacher, I rise in strong support of the HELP Scholarship Act. I have always believed that…”

“as a former public school teacher, I rise in strong support of the HELP Scholarship Act. I have always believed that when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Today this Congress will pass yet another part of a winning strategy for the future. Today all children are not well-served by our schools. Sixty percent of all graduating seniors in high school cannot read on a 12th-grade level. As a whole, today's students score 60 points lower on the SATs than their parents did. Clearly there is much work to be done as we look for ways to improve our schools. While the work of making our schools great again is in many ways difficult, it is in no way impossible. Piece by piece, one school and one child at a time, we can give our Nation the kind of education system it deserves, and we can give our children the kind of education their parents have a right to expect. Today we have a chance to support the HELP Scholarship Act. This legislation will provide scholarships to low-income families to send their children to the school of their choice. It has often been said that the greatness of a Nation is measured by how it treats the most vulnerable and the less fortunate. The HELP Scholarship Act will help those who need our help the most, families who earn less than 185 percent of the poverty level.”