Later this afternoon in Richmond, Del. Chris Saxman is set to announce the formation of “School Choice Virginia”, a non-profit organization that will advocate for legislative reforms in education, both at the state and local level, and increase awareness about the importance of school choice initiatives across the state.
The non-partisan group already has bi-partisan support. Saxman will be joined to make his announcement by former DC councilman and noted education reformer, Kevin Chavous. Chavous founded the organization Democrats for education reform.
With the Standards of Learning acting as a foundation for a good start at ensuring students continue receiving quality education, school choice is a logical next step. Every child’s educational needs are not necessarily the same, and affording a child’s family the opportunity to seek out a program that best meets their needs makes a lot of sense.
While there is sure to be a competitive nature to school choice, (after all, there is a free market variable embedded in the concept — choice), hopefully teacher’s unions and other opponents take an honest and thoughtful approach to the organization and its advocacy; the reality is that wanting what’s best for the family and the kids is at the heart of any school choice program.
