Democratic Dilemma: Education Savings Accounts

School choice programs have expanded dramatically over the past several years, in part due to the creation of education savings accounts (ESA). The movement for ESAs has been spearheaded predominantly by Republicans and met with widespread skepticism from Democrats.

But should Democrats support ESAs? Ravi joined Marcus Brandon, executive director of North Carolina Campaign for Achievement Now, Graig Meyer, a North Carolina state senator, and Bethany M. Little, the managing director at Education Counsel, to discuss this very issue in a recent debate hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. Listen to their conversation and then let us know where you stand on the issue by leaving a voicemail! 321-200-0570

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