Jeb Bush: School choice is in Missouri's future

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    (AP) – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush says the slew of

school choice measures moving through the Missouri legislature are the future of

education in the state.

    The longtime school choice advocate met with lawmakers and Gov. Eric Greitens

on Thursday to talk about measures to expand charter schools, online education

and education savings accounts, which give public dollars to parents through a

bank account to use on educational expenses.

    Under Bush’s leadership, Florida established the first voucher program in the

nation. He also expanded Florida’s virtual schools program – now the largest in

the country.

    Opponents of choice measures in Missouri say that charter schools and virtual

programs take money from traditional public classrooms and aren’t held

accountable for student performance.




   

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