VIDEO: Q&A with American Federation for Children on ‘school choice’

Editor Greg LaRose spoke with Hera Varmah, a school choice expert with the American Federation for Children. The organization has actively promoted legislation that would create education savings accounts (ESAs), which allow families to determine how and where public school money is spent on their students, in Louisiana

Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, and Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, have proposed the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) scholarship program. It would create ESAs for families to use for costs ranging from school supplies and uniforms to computers and software. Read more.

In this interview recorded April 4, 2024, Greg and Varmah take a broader look at school choice, where ESAs have been put in place, their track record — and how the politics of the conservative American Federation for Children have shaped debate over the program.