NJ Education Report

Alicia Grimaldi Brzycki, an advocate for children with disabilities, argues for school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship Act:

If, as a nation, we choose our presidents, then why not our schools? Why, as parents, are we subjected to the dictates and mandates of an American education system gone awry, one that’s been hijacked by interests and decisions not of our choosing? 

[H]ere in New Jersey, for a child attending a chronically failing school, the school choice movement finds expression in the Opportunity Scholarship Act. It is being blocked by Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, making it another victim of political stonewalling. If enacted, it would provide parents a way out: a voucher to send their child to a participating private or parochial school. As it stands, the measure remains in limbo, a frustrating state of affairs for both New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the state’s parents. 

This is National School Choice Week. Let us note it well. As a nation, we need to bring the discussion about school choice firmly into the public square. School choice is a no-brainer, something well worth fighting for, as anything meaningful usually is.