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Parents are embracing an education marketplace model, where students and families can choose schools that fit their needs. The education establishment must recognize that the government’s monopoly on K-12 education is over—and that is a good thing.  
 
In Case You Missed It via the Washington Times, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx’s op-ed celebrates growing opportunities for students to learn and thrive.


Empower parents to be educational entrepreneurs
By Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
January 23, 2023
 
It is time to empower parents to become education entrepreneurs—even if it means facing down powerful teachers unions and the bureaucratic education behemoth to do it.
 
Americans have long held that the primary responsibility of educating children belongs to parents and that the government plays only a supporting role. The left believes the opposite…
 
And fortunately, parents agree. More parents across the country are pushing back against government overreach and are taking ownership of their children’s education. …
 
… After experiencing prolonged school closings and witnessing the inappropriate content their children were being exposed to, parents are demanding better options for their children.
 
Interest in independent schools has risen nationwide. … Private Christian school enrollment is up 35% and charter school enrollment increased by 7% in the 2020-2021 school year.

In addition, the number of home-schooled students has doubled since the pandemic. … 
 
And these are not temporary trends. According to a National Parents Union poll, most parents want more schooling options for their children. …
 
This marketplace model is the future of K-12 education. Yet the Biden administration is throwing cold water on education freedom. …
 
That is why I am fighting to restore power to parents. Two important bills that were introduced last Congress, the Educational Choice for Children Act and the Parents Bill of Rights Act, will be priorities for Republicans in the new Congress as well.
 
…Parents should be at the helm of their child’s education, and these bills will help them get there.
 
In the 118th Congress, the era of trapping children in failing government-run schools is over.
 
Read the full op-ed here.