According to a 2022 real clear politics poll, 72% of Americans support school choice.

The ability of parents to choose the school that best fits their children's needs.

82% of Republicans, 68% of Democrats, and 67% of Independents.

Given how divided Americans are over almost everything, that's about as bipartisan as

it gets.

And given that politicians read the polls, school choice should be a slam dunk, right?

Well, let's take a look at Texas.

You can't get much more conservative than the Lone Star State.

So you'd think it would have a very robust school choice program, but you'd be wrong.

In Texas, public education doesn't look all that different from progressive California

or New York.

And it shares equally embarrassing educational test results.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 75% of Texas eighth graders

are not proficient in reading and math.

The state's own assessments are just as grim.

60% of students cannot do math at grade level, and nearly 50% cannot read at grade level.

This is a Texas-sized problem, and it needs a Texas-sized solution.

That solution is school choice.

So what's the problem?

Why isn't it a slam dunk?

Why is a state that has led on such cutting-edge initiatives as medical liability and tort

reform fallen behind on a critical issue like education?

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