Kennedy in the Daily Advertiser: “It’s time for school choice in Louisiana”

MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the Daily Advertiser explaining how school choice could improve education in Louisiana schools. Kennedy argues that no family should have to leave their children in a failing school. The piece also appeared in the Shreveport Times, Houma Today, The Daily Comet, The Town Talk, The News-Star, andDaily World.

Key excerpts from Kennedy's op-ed include:

"As students eagerly await the holiday break, Louisiana parents may soon be catching a break of their own: school choice.

"For years, most Louisiana families have had little to no choice about where their child attends school. Parents can choose among 40 types of cereal to feed their kids for breakfast, but many have almost no say about which school their child spends seven hours every day-even if that school has proven it cannot help their child learn."

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"No one is coming to save our schools in Louisiana but ourselves. If we want a prosperous future for Louisiana, we can't keep trapping students in classrooms where they can't learn. It's time for school choice in Louisiana."

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"School choice programs vary, but they all boil down to this foundational principle: Parents should be able to take their children out of failing schools and place them in schools that can help those children thrive. School board members have to earn parents' votes, and schools should have to earn each student's enrollment."

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"School choice recognizes two truths that are key to Louisiana's future: Every child can learn, and competition makes everyone better. School choice gives parents power, students hope, and every school a greater incentive to help young people succeed."

Read Kennedy's full op-ed here.

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