Ranking Member Cassidy, Scott Introduce National School Choice Week Resolution

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a resolution designating January 21 through January 27, 2024, as National School Choice Week.

“Children should have every opportunity to succeed in school, regardless of income or zip code. School choice provides this opportunity,” said Dr. Cassidy. “This National School Choice Week, we celebrate parents’ ability to make the best educational decisions for their family.”

“It is unacceptable that today – in the United States of America – millions of kids who grew up just like I did still lack access to quality education simply because of their zip code,” said Senator Scott. “We cannot leave our kids’ education and the future of America’s children to chance. Instead, transforming our nation’s education system and ensuring every child has access to a quality education must be our call to action every single day.”

Cassidy and Scott are joined by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rick Scott (R-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Braun (R-IN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

In 2023, Cassidy introduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students. Specifically, it provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarship awards for students to cover expenses related to K-12 public and private education.

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