School Choice: The Congressional Way

When it comes to school choice, congress has a double standard.  They are willing to nix school choice for you but not for themselves.  A recent Heritage Foundation study found that 37% of House members and 45% of Senators sent their children to private school.

Alternatively, only 11.5 percent of American students attend private schools.  Noteworthy, the Heritage Foundation found:

“Mem­bers of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus, who represent populations that have fared poorly academically in public schools and that stand to benefit the most from educational options, showed particularly high rates of practicing school choice.”

By 155 to 273, the House of Representatives voted down an amendment giving scholarships to students attending low-performing or at-risk schools.  In addition, the senate voted down a similar measure 41 to 58.

In other words, school choice is good enough for their children but it isn’t good enough for yours.