Is school choice supported by people from all walks of life?
Yes. Far from being a white, conservative issue school choice is supported by a broad spectrum of people and groups, including Democrats, Republicans, teachers, minority activists, business leaders, and school board members. “My involvement with the Milwaukee Public Schools as a member of the school board, as a parent and as an active and concerned citizen has persuaded me that MPS’s internal reforms require the sustained challenge and competition of the Milwaukee Parental School Choice Program. The program puts effective pressure on MPS to expand, accelerate and improve reforms long deliberated and too-long postponed.” John Gardner in a 1997 affidavit submitted in defense of the parental choice program. “Shame on us for not realizing that there are parents in this country who today support vouchers not because they are enamoured with private schools but because they want a choice for their children.” U.S. Senator John Kerry (D), speech at Northeastern University, June 16, 1998. “After
