I came across this in the Heritage Foundation's blogs. I wonder, as the school choice movement is spreading across not only the country but the world, why are there still so many that fight it? Don't they wonder what they are missing? Don't they wonder why other areas are jumping on that train and they are stuck at the station (for some districts...the failing station)?
- Posted April 25th, 2008 at 10.43am in Education.
ATLANTA — Georgia state Rep. David Casas, speaking to conservative activists from across the country this morning at The Heritage Foundation’s Resource Bank, described how a broad coalition in Georgia helped bring school choice to special needs children and put a bill to give school choice tuition tax credits to all children on Gov. Sonny Perdue’s desk.
Casas, a Republican, stressed that grassroots organizing by conservative groups was essential to turning out supportive parents for town halls and committee meetings. The legislative push had to be bipartisan, however, as some conservative legislators didn’t want public money creeping into private schools and more liberal Republicans didn’t want to cross local school boards.
Casas said the key to success was finding the right message, which meant establishing that school choice “was not just some private-school parents that wanted to get some free public money, but was instead real market reform designed to help all students.”
I am happy for Georgia this passed. Hopefully, I will be reading something similar about my home state...Missouri soon.
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