(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.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI