Issue Position: School Choice

Issue Position

Competition works among colleges and universities, and even private schools, so why don't we implement it in the public education system? In general, when a failing school district does not have any competition, they have little reason to improve. I believe the money should follow each individual student. This also allows a student with a gift or a challenge to select the school that is best for him or her. That is true local control -- when a parent can choose his or her child's school that will be the best fit, offering the best opportunities possible. School choice has been proven to work in Cleveland and other areas where children were trying to leave the failing schools to have a real opportunity to earn a solid education. We can reform our current education system if we think outside the box.

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