Thank you, @SenatorTimScott, for being the leader of the school choice movement here in the U.S. Senate.
I’m glad to sponsor the School Choice Now Act, giving families across the U.S. more options for their children’s education at a time that school is more important than ever.
Tremendous news for TN families as policymakers approve HB 939! More than 15,000 low-income students will now have access to educational options previously out of reach. Thanks @GovBillLee@GlenCasada@ltgovmcnally Sen. Dolores Gresham & Rep. Bill Dunn! #edreform
In August 2017, #Illinois passed historic education reform: Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program. In its first year, it has granted scholarships to more than 7,000 children. This is the powerful story of its impact. https://t.co/NP53cQbQ51
Big win for Tennessee as the @tnsenate passed a bold school choice plan to help keep our state on the right track for education reform and improvement. Special thanks to @ltgovmcnally, @SenJohnson and Sen. Dolores Gresham for leading on this historic vote.
.@WSJopinion: School choice "legislation has been proposed before in Tennessee but has never come this far. Let’s see if legislators put students above the teachers unions and a public-school bureaucracy that want to maintain their tragic monopoly"
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Every student in TN deserves access to a high-quality education, and with today's House vote, we’re one big step closer to giving parents and students needed choice in their education. Special thanks to Speaker @GlenCasada, Rep. @WilliamLamberth, Rep. Dunn, and @RepMarkWhite.
Pleased to see @TN_SenateFWM pass @GovBillLee’s ESA legislation. Excellent work by Chairman Gresham and Leader @SenJohnson. This is an important piece of the education reform puzzle. On to the floor.
ICYMI - @JebBush: "A system that works for ‘most’ should not be the goal. The goal should be a system that produces options that fit family needs, not a system that tries to fit families into schools." Read entire Op-Ed here:
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It was a privilege to preside over the House today as we passed @GovBillLee’s school choice ESA legislation. For years, we’ve wanted to give students, parents & teachers a way out of failing schools by providing more choice. Today, it looks like we’re finally on our way! #TNleg
Another good meeting with the @CapitolPressTN this week. School choice is an important piece of the education reform puzzle — and a necessary one. I was glad to have Education Chair @DRGresham join us to give an update on all the great bills moving through her committee.
.@GovBillLee joined me for a discussion about school choice and a tour of LEAD Cameron Middle School today in Nashville, TN. WATCH the governor give an update in his own words on our tour ⬇️
.@GovBillLee has put forward a good, bold plan for our education system, and I am going to do everything in my power to make sure it passes. https://t.co/mQO8Rv524t
We are partnering up with parents from all over to DEMAND BETTER! “If it’s a charter school not working, close it down. If it’s a district school not working, do the same. We want it shut down, period. We know what our children deserve.” @ChalkbeatTN https://t.co/hBjwdg21OF