{"id":2217243,"date":"2024-04-10T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-democrat-votes-for-school-choice-bill-says-he-can-no-longer-back-failing-schools\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T09:28:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:28:45","slug":"louisiana-democrat-votes-for-school-choice-bill-says-he-can-no-longer-back-failing-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-democrat-votes-for-school-choice-bill-says-he-can-no-longer-back-failing-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Democratic lawmaker supports school choice bill due to concerns about underperforming schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-democrat-votes-for-school-choice-bill-says-he-can-no-longer-back-failing-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Louisiana \u2064House approved a school choice \u200bbill championed \u200bby \u200bDemocrat Rep. Jason Hughes, who highlighted the need to address \u200dfailing schools. Hughes supported an \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-handed-blackstone-founder-pumped-100m-into-marxist-education-for-american-and-other-students-studying-in-china\/\" title=\"\u2018Red-Handed\u2019: Blackstone Founder Pumped 0M into Marxist Education for American and Other Students Studying in China\">education scholarship program<\/a> to empower parents with alternative options. Despite potential political risks, Hughes emphasized his commitment to prioritizing children&#8217;s well-being over political consequences. His actions reflect a dedication \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-schools-vastly-outperforming-public-schools-during-covid-19-according-to-new-survey-of-parents\/\" title=\"Christian Schools Vastly Outperforming Public Schools During COVID-19, According To New Survey Of Parents\">making tough decisions<\/a> and advocating for educational reform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A speech from a Democrat representative in favor of a school choice bill went viral as the Louisiana House voted overwhelmingly on Monday to pass the measure, which now goes on to the state Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jason Hughes, a Democrat representative from New Orleans since 2019, gave a passionate speech from the House floor in support of proposed legislation that would create an education scholarship program for parents to choose alternative options to the default public school system. The bill <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/LA\/rollcall\/HB745\/id\/1421857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">passed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  the House 72-32 with 65 Republicans and seven Democrats backing the bill. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, I\u2019d be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo,\u201d Hughes said in his speech, which was viewed over half a million times on X. \u201cToo many of our children are dropping out, and then we wonder why we have to have a crime session.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">APPLAUSE FROM THE CHAMBER for Jason Hughes: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know the political ramifications for me for voting for this bill. <\/p>\n<p>But I don&#8217;t need this $16,800 a year job bad enough to watch our children continue to live in poverty, trapped in failing schools, and not try to do something.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rgHSbo538A\">pic.twitter.com\/rgHSbo538A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAngelisCorey\/status\/1777481614873800788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI know the political ramifications for me for voting for this bill,\u201d Hughes added. \u201cBut I don\u2019t need this $16,800 a year job bad enough to watch our children continue to live in poverty, and trapped in failing schools, and not try to do something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd in the event I\u2019m not re-elected, this is what I know: my steps are ordered. This is what I know: my heart is pure. I came here to do tough things. I came here to make tough decisions. And I came here to put children first,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last week, Hughes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/louisiana-democrat-bucks-party-voting-school-choice-bill-poor-kids-trapped-failing-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> alongside Republicans on the Louisiana Appropriations Committee to advance the legislation to the House floor. Democrats have historically been opposed to school choice proposals in part because of their strong ties to teachers unions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI can\u2019t close my eyes to the 67% of 3rd graders in public schools who cannot read. I cannot close my eyes to the number of kids living in poverty in our state that are trapped in failing schools,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Bill 745, known as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Giving All True Opportunity to Rise Scholarship Program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/louisiana\/article_9c9c0af2-f66f-11ee-b2b4-5f1e4cd0e84a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authored<\/a> by Republican Rep. Julie Emerson. It would create a three-phase education scholarship program starting with students in impoverished families before expanding out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712759107458000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Tu_bbgaIzPZlwVTiisdPO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis program will allow the money to truly follow the child and empower the parents to be able to choose the education that it is best for their child,\u201d Emerson said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe this bill will shut down our public schools and nor is that my desire at all. I don\u2019t believe there has been a single school closure in a state that has adopted an ESA program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If passed by the state Senate, Republican Governor Jeff Landry is expected to sign it as he praised the House\u2019s passage of the bill. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Louisiana House just passed the Gator Scholarship Program! This is a major step towards ensuring school choice, and empowering parents to choose the learning environments that align with their values and work best for their children,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAGovJeffLandry\/status\/1777473881407701449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1777473881407701449%7Ctwgr%5Ea670631e402b5ded86dcd62da9de2c25578f4764%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Flouisiana%2Farticle_9c9c0af2-f66f-11ee-b2b4-5f1e4cd0e84a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Alabama and Georgia have already passed school choice measures this year and Tennessee is also looking to expand its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-key-policy-areas-where-the-democratic-leadership-and-black-voters-disagree\/\" title=\"4 Key Policy Areas Where The Democratic Leadership And Black Voters Disagree\">school choice program<\/a> as well as its legislative session winds down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A speech by Democratic Rep. Jason Hughes in support of a school choice bill went viral as the Louisiana House passed the measure. The bill now moves to the state Senate. Rep. Hughes, representing New Orleans since 2019, delivered a passionate address on the House floor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2217244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-10-at-7.08.13-AM-4.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-10-at-7.08.13-AM-4.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}