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Senate HELP Subcommittee Divided Over School Choice and Public School Investment
Summary
At a Senate HELP Subcommittee hearing on family empowerment in education, witnesses and senators split over expanding school choice versus investing in public schools and special education funding; witnesses cited charter growth and evidence-based literacy reforms while lawmakers debated tax-credit scholarships and IDEA funding.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and education advocates on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and the American Family clashed Friday over whether federal policy should prioritize school choice or strengthen public schools and special education funding.
Chairman Tuberville opened the hearing saying it was meant to explore how "empowering families" could improve outcomes and pointed to several state efforts expanding options outside low-performing schools. "This afternoon, we're having a hearing on empowering families for better educational results," he said.
Ranking Member Blunt Rochester warned against diverting federal resources to private-school subsidies and accused the administration of withholding funds targeted to teacher preparation. "The administration... is illegally withholding over…
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