
Trump backs choice, but what’s the plan?
President Trump wants to spend $20 billion on school choice for “disadvantaged youth.” Families “should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school that is right for them,” he said in his speech to Congress. Last week, Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited an Catholic school in Orlando, where most of the students, who are predominantly black and low-income, use Florida’s tax-credit scholarships to pay tuition. According to Pol