Rep. Lydia Glaize, D-Ga., says she's 'concerned' about certain parental control over education, saying a lot of parents did not graduate high school.
American Federation For Children Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis told Fox News Digital that a school choice revolution has ignited, highlighting the states that passed universal school choice this past year.suggesting that many parents are not qualified to have input in their child’s education since they did not graduate high school.on Policy on Monday passed the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act by a 7 to 5 vote. It already passed the Senate 33 to 23 strictly along party lines on March 13.
Students attending public schools in the lower quartile of academic performance statewide are eligible for the scholarship.Glaize addressed Sen. Greg Dolezal, the sponsor of the bill, before it went up for a vote. "I do know that in private schools there is a requirement on who can get into the school. I see access as a problem. I see parents being able to direct their child’s education, and they’re already in the lower 25 percentile… A lot of those parents did not finish high school," Glaize said.
"I am extremely concerned that we would put money in their hands and that entire piece of life in the hands of parents who are not qualified to make those decisions, and they don't have the money to put in the difference that their child would need to attend a private school if there were in there already region," she added."All of my children graduated from private schools. We paid for it," Glaize said.
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