Comments on: Bolick on School Choice and the Election

By: Israel

Israel — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:46:35 +0000

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to school choice leader Clint Bolick.

There is now a proposal before members of Congress to sponsor the Civil Rights Act for Equal Educational Opportunity. This would require the states to equitably fund the education of children in public and non-public schools, while respecting the liberty of schools in hiring and provision of services.

We can change the tenor of this election campaign by calling upon our representatives in Washington, at 202-224-3121, and urging them to sponsor this legislation.

Thank you for your worthy efforts.

By: test » Blog Archive » Bolick on School Choice and the Election

test » Blog Archive » Bolick on School Choice and the Election — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:41:20 +0000

[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis has implications for the presidential election. A new poll shows that 82% of Hispanics consider education as one of three most important issues facing this country. The survey also shows that, even while Hispanics trust Democrats … Read the rest of this great post here [...]

By: Ed is Watching » Clint Bolick: Hispanic Electoral Support Hinges on School Choice

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:28:25 +0000

[...] Clint Bolick – one of the heroes of the school choice movement – had a piece in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week about the political possibilities of reaching out to Hispanics on the school choice issue (H/T Matt Ladner): [...]

By: Greg Forster

Greg Forster — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:05:56 +0000

On your question about parochial schools, we don’t have much evidence, but the evidence we do have indicates that it isn’t a major factor. Parent surveys of voucher participants routinely show that religion and other cultural factors play little role in parents’ decision to use school choice. The only survey I’m aware of in a program with an especially high Hispanic population is the one Jay and I did of Florida’s McKay program, where we found that fewer than one percent of parents listed any cultural factor. Now, the McKay program is for special needs students, and the special education system in public schools is so atrocious that a voucher aimed at that population may have a higher rate of people who are motivated by the need to get basic services. But given the generally low importance of religion in other voucher programs, I’d say the weight of the evidence is against that being a major motivation for Hispanic parents.

By: Tex

Tex — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:27:22 +0000

I hope McCain pushes for school choice for two reasons. 1 – I strongly support school choice for all. 2 – This may help him gain more Hispanic support, and I fear an Obama presidency.

I wonder if part of the reason for their support of school choice is due to Hispanic parents’ interest in parochial education for their children?