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WASHINGTON
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott’s
efforts
to
ensure
every
child
has
the
opportunity
for
a
quality
education
has
grabbed
national
headlines
this
week.
Scott,
along
with
Senator
Lamar
Alexander
(R-TN),
launched
a
new
school
choice
effort
at
the
American
Enterprise
Institute
this
Tuesday.
Scott’s
Creating
Hope
and
Opportunity
for
Individuals
and
Communities
through
Education
(CHOICE)
Act
will
expand
educational
opportunities
for
children
with
disabilities,
children
living
on
military
bases,
and
children
living
in
impoverished
areas.
It
is
a
key
cog
in
the
Senator’s
Opportunity
Agenda,
which
he
announced
earlier
this
month.
KEY
HEADLINES
Senators
Lamar
Alexander
and
Tim
Scott
unveil
ambitious
proposals
to
expand
school
choice,
AEI
(with
video)
Key
Republican
Senators
Introduce
School
Choice
Bills,
Education
Week
GOP
measure
would
promote
‘school
choice’
with
federal
funding,
Washington
Post
Bill
to
Offer
an
Option
to
Give
Vouchers,
New
York
Times
GOP
senators
offer
education
proposals
to
close
'income
inequality'
gap,
FOX
News
Republican
senators
propose
voucher
expansions,
POLITICO
Republicans
Use
School
Choice
to
Spur
Debate
on
Inequality
Ahead
of
Obama's
State
of
the
Union,
US
News
and
World
Report
School
Choice
Bills
Introduced
in
Senate
Are
'Real
Answer
to
Income
Inequality,'
Sponsors
Say,
Christian
Post
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