For three decades reformers have fought to expand school choice in America and to give families more options when it comes to the education of their children. Thanks to the dedication of advocates, educators, civil rights leaders, and elected officials, today more than six hundred thousand children are benefitting from the 65 publicly funded K-12 private school choice programs in 31 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico, and more than three and a half million children attend charter schools.
Yet, for most lower-income families, educational choice is still non-existent. It’s time to empower the next leaders in the educational choice movement, those who can speak best to its urgent need and potential: the men and women who credit school choice for changing their lives.