Quality Education
As the chair of the Senate School Choice Caucus, I am a firm believer that a child’s zip code should not dictate his or her access to quality education nor define the child’s future. This means increasing the availability of and access to whichever educational model a particular family finds best for their situation: public school, private academies, home schooling, charter school, or other cutting-edge models.
At the Higher Education level, this also means that the invaluable work of our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities must be recognized, encouraged, and expanded. HBCUs fill an important role in educating our youth, especially students of color. They also provide unique and valuable research, development and leadership to our society. I will continue to ensure they receive the attention and resources they deserve. Looking across all of our postsecondary institutions, including HBCUs, we also have a responsibility to provide families with the tools and information they need to make informed decisions on which pathways to opportunity are right for them.
I have introduced multiple bills and provisions to help tackle these critical issues, including:
- School Choice Now Act
- CHOICE Act
- Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act
- Kids in Classes Act
- National School Choice Week Resolution
- National Charter School Week Resolution
- FUTURE Act
- HBCU PARTNERS Act
- College Transparency Act
- College Application Month Resolution
- Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act
- PROMISE Act
- FLIGHT Act
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Wednesday | April 6, 2022
Scott, Cassidy Working to Save School Choice After Bureaucrats Threaten to Gut It
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and 11 colleagues today urged the Department of Education to reconsider proposed rules that would redefine the Charter School Program, stripping parents of their ability to choose the best school for their child.
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Friday | February 11, 2022
ICYMI: Sen. Scott, Rep. Owens Op-Ed on Education Disparities and School Choice
WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) penned an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner about the need for all children - no matter their zip code — to have access to a quality education.
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Thursday | January 27, 2022
Scott, Sec. Rice, Rep. Owens Highlight Need for Education Opportunity During School Choice Week
WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) partnered with the Hoover Institution to host a school choice policy panel, featuring former Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-Utah). Panelists responded to issues raised during Sen. Scott’s “parent involvement panel” earlier this week and discussed how to expand education opportunity to children across America-regardless of their family’s income or zip code.
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Wednesday | January 26, 2022
Scott Hosts “Parental Involvement Panel” During School Choice Week
WASHINGTON - During National School Choice Week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) hosted a panel of prominent education leaders and parents in Charleston for a discussion on parental involvement in education. Panelists discussed the impact of school closures on students, the lack of transparency within many school systems, and the need for greater choices and educational options.
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Monday | January 3, 2022
ICYMI: Senator Scott Talks Education, Hope for America on Trey Gowdy’s Sunday Night in America
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Trey Gowdy’s Sunday Night in America on Fox News to discuss the future of education and his hope for America as the new year begins.
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Wednesday | November 3, 2021
Scott, Sec. Condoleezza Rice, School Choice Caucus Members Discuss Protection of Parental Involvement in Education
WASHINGTON - Today, School Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Congressman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), alongside other members of the caucus, met with former Secretary Condoleezza Rice to discuss important issues facing students and parents in our nation’s schools - including the need to protect parents' rights to be fully and actively involved in their children’s education.
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Friday | October 29, 2021
Senator Tim Scott Supports Parents’ Voices in Education
WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined a resolution led by Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), supporting parents’ rights to be fully and actively involved in the education of their children. Recently, President Joe Biden and his administration have politicized and weaponized the Justice Department, threatening to use federal law enforcement resources to intimidate and silence parents who speak out to protect their children’s education from far-left influences. Biden’s dangerous tactics are a clear violation on parents’ rights of free speech.
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