In
the Tea Party response to President Obama’s address, Senator Rand Paul
(R-KY) focused on the need to make options available to all students, no matter
how much their family makes or where they live:
“For those striving to climb the
ladder of success we must fix our schools. America’s educational system is
leaving behind anyone who starts with disadvantages… A great education needs to
be available for everyone, whether you live on country club lane or in
government housing.
“This will only happen when we
allow school choice for everyone, rich or poor, white, brown, or black. Let the
taxes you pay for education follow each and every student to the school of your
choice. Competition has made America the richest nation in history. Competition
can make our educational system the envy of the world.”
In
the official Republican response, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reiterated the
point that all students deserve an equal opportunity to receive a quality
education:
“We need to give all parents, especially the parents of
children with special needs, the opportunity to send their children to the
school of their choice.”
Senator Rubio followed up his response by introducing
legislation today aimed at expanding
access to a federally funded scholarship program for low-income
students. If passed, the Educational Opportunities Act
would provide families with household incomes equaling 250 percent of poverty
($57,625 for a family of four) with the opportunity to take advantage of scholarships
to attend the private school of their choice.
-American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, KMS
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