Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Proposes Universal School Choice in Broader Battle for Parental Rights

Gary Lane
02-09-2023

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Several U.S. states are taking steps forward in the battle over school choice and parental rights. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is making headlines with her new universal school choice proposal which was revealed on Wednesday.

She says it would let parents enroll students in whatever school is best for them.

"Education is the civil rights issue of our day," Sanders tweeted. "Under my leadership we will never again trap kids in failing schools or sentence them to a lifetime in poverty."

President Biden opposes for-profit charter schools and vouchers for low- to middle-income Americans, but school choice programs are expanding in states across the nation.

Most recently, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) scored a major legislative victory, ushering into law one of the nation's most sweeping school choice plans.

'Parents Have Had It': Iowa Gov. Takes on 'Woke Indoctrination' with Massive School Choice Victory

Still, it's not all good news for choice. Freedom Works reports that efforts to improve parental choice are being blocked in states like Virginia. WATCH:

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears reveals the fight will now be delayed until at least next year in Virginia's divided state legislature.

 

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Gary Lane
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Mr. Lane currently serves as International News Director and Senior International Correspondent for CBN News. He has traveled to more than 120 countries—many of them restricted nations or areas hostile to Christianity and other minority faiths where he has interviewed persecution victims and has provided video reports and analysis for CBN News. Also, he has provided written stories and has served as a consultant for the Voice of the Martyrs. Gary joined The Christian Broadcasting Network in 1984 as the first full-time Middle East Correspondent for CBN News. Based in Jerusalem, Gary produced
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