Sorting Out School Choice

NOTE: Lamorinda Republican Women Federated has endorsed the Educational Freedom Act and members are gathering signatures to put this initiative on the November 2022 ballot.

By Stephen Frank, California News and Political Views, Nov. 19, 2021

There are two school choice measures vying to be on the November, 2022   One allows ALL children to take advantage of a voucher worth $14,000 to be taken to any private or home school.  The other one has a means test—in other words the middle class can not use it.  It also eliminates homeschools.  So this version allows only the poor and illegal aliens to use it.  Sounds like something the Democrats would propose—to confuse people and get them to vote NO on both—keeping the failed government/union education system to move ahead.

“The Educational Freedom Act is an easy solution, opting out of creating barriers and differences between our California residents.  It gives the power back to parents, giving an opportunity for families to opt into an education savings account and saves up for college. We do not need divisions, means testing or a general disinterest in the nuances of our education system. 

EFA and California School Choice have what it takes to truly revolutionize our education system by creating friendly competition, uplifting all boats.  Most importantly, it does not discriminate against anyone, regardless of income, race, gender, etc. Our kids deserve this, Democrats.”

The ballot measure that works for all children is sponsored by Michael Alexander and has been on the street for a few weeks.  The other, the one that could be supported by the Democrats is sponsored by Ric Grennell, who will use his name and connection to Trump to promote what can only be described as a effort to kill school choice, with a smile.