Congress keeps school choice to itself

EDUCATION

Congress keeps school choice to itself Four of every 10 members of Congress have sent at least one child to private school, and one in five went to private school themselves. The lawmakers, however, continue to reject choices outside public schools for less-affluent Americans.

Percentages that sent a child to private school or kept kids in public school: House of Representatives

36%

Senate

64%

44%

public

private

private

Republican Democrat

Private 38% 34%

Public 62% 66%

Republican Democrat

56%

public

Private 53% 37%

Public 47% 63%

For research on school choice, go to heritage.org and click on Education. Sources: Heritage Foundation survey conducted Feb. 13 to March 13, 2009; previous surveys.

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