School choice is important because it helped me surpass my own limits and allowed my younger brothers to be placed in schools that could provide for their specific needs. The high school I was zoned to was a failing school and my mom refused to send my brothers and me there. Thankfully, when the Alabama Opportunity Scholarship began, I was able to get into the program. However, my brothers were unable to which meant they would’ve had to attend a failing school. My mother refused to let this happen. Luckily, with Alabama’s various school choice programs, each of us was able to experience different learning environments that we thrived in, even though we lived in the same household. Jordan thrived in an online school, and Blake was able to enroll into another school that could properly accommodate all of his needs.
What are three of your personal proof points that school choice works?
The trip to D.C. was important because it gave me the chance to advocate on behalf of Alabama’s tax credit scholarship. Because the program is no longer being funded, I felt that it was important to share my story about the impact school choice and the Alabama program specifically has had on my family’s life. Without the funding, my two younger brothers will not be able to continue at their respective schools and get the education they deserve.
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The best memory from my visit was listening to the stories of other students. It showed me that school choice not only works in Alabama but that it works in other states too.
