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In this special episode, Brian and Derek are joined by Dr. Richard Johnson, Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative and Senior Fellow for Urban Education at TPPF to discuss School Choice and the potential impacts it has on Texan families.
2:20 Derek’s Lege-Land Update
6:20 School Choice with Dr. J
10:50 Potential Impact of School Choice on the African-American Community
13:20 Odds of School Choice Actually Happening in this Session
17:45 Opportunities that Potentially Stand Before Families Throughout Texas
20:15 False Suppositions Batted Around by Decision Makers
24:40 School Choice and Private School Myths vs. Truths
28:55 Why Would Parents Across Texas Want School Choice?
33:35 School Choice and the State’s Religious Communities
35:55 The Myth of “Using Public Dollars to Fund Religious Schools”
39:45 Predictions
42:55 Dr. Johnson’s Message to School Choice Activists
2:20 Derek’s Lege-Land Update
6:20 School Choice with Dr. J
10:50 Potential Impact of School Choice on the African-American Community
13:20 Odds of School Choice Actually Happening in this Session
17:45 Opportunities that Potentially Stand Before Families Throughout Texas
20:15 False Suppositions Batted Around by Decision Makers
24:40 School Choice and Private School Myths vs. Truths
28:55 Why Would Parents Across Texas Want School Choice?
33:35 School Choice and the State’s Religious Communities
35:55 The Myth of “Using Public Dollars to Fund Religious Schools”
39:45 Predictions
42:55 Dr. Johnson’s Message to School Choice Activists
To learn more about School Choice, Parental Empowerment and ways to get involved, visit TXParentsMatter.com.
Creators & Guests
Host
Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips is the Chief Communications Officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. For over a decade, Brian has helped policymakers and political candidates develop effective messages and communication strategies. Phillips is a veteran of presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial campaigns, and has extensive experience working in the United States Congress and public policy think tanks.
Host
Derek M. Cohen
Derek M. Cohen, Ph.D, is the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Research Officer and Right on Crime Senior Fellow. Previously the Vice President of Policy and director of Right on Crime, the Foundation’s criminal justice reform initiative, Cohen was instrumental in the passage of the First Step Act, federal legislation that borrowed from successful changes to prisons and sentencing that he had helped pass in conservative states. In addition to leading the Foundation’s work on criminal justice, he is also the lead researcher of firearms policy.
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