Rapper Jay Z has launched an initiative to promote school choice, and progressives are mad about it. In other news, water is wet.
In fact, the move has ignited no small level of controversy among folks on the hard left, who despise the idea that parents – especially black parents – should choose where and how their children are educated.
The program is aimed at providing Philadelphia’s low-income students with access to the city’s best private schools.
Roc Nation, the talent agency Jay-Z founded, will host events to educate residents about proposed legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate that would distribute from public funds up to $300 million in scholarships to low-income students. The legislation is similar to school-choice voucher programs across the country that give students the opportunity to pursue education at private schools rather than low-performing public…
