Friday | January 17, 2014

ICYMI: Senator Tim Scott’s CHOICE Act, School Choice Push Grabs Headlines

ICYMI: Senator Tim Scott's CHOICE Act, School Choice Push Grabs Headlines

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tim Scott's efforts to ensure every child has the opportunity for a quality education has grabbed national headlines this week. Scott, along with Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), launched a new school choice effort at the American Enterprise Institute this Tuesday.

Scott's Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act will expand educational opportunities for children with disabilities, children living on military bases, and children living in impoverished areas. It is a key cog in the Senator's Opportunity Agenda, which he announced earlier this month.

KEY HEADLINES

Senators Lamar Alexander and Tim Scott unveil ambitious proposals to expand school choice, AEI (with video)

Key Republican Senators Introduce School Choice Bills, Education Week

GOP measure would promote 'school choice' with federal funding, Washington Post

Bill to Offer an Option to Give Vouchers, New York Times

GOP senators offer education proposals to close 'income inequality' gap, FOX News

Republican senators propose voucher expansions, POLITICO

Republicans Use School Choice to Spur Debate on Inequality Ahead of Obama's State of the Union, US News and World Report

School Choice Bills Introduced in Senate Are 'Real Answer to Income Inequality,' Sponsors Say, Christian Post

Related Issues:  CHOICE ActOpportunity AgendaEducation