There are many arguments that opponents of school choice use to argue against legislation aimed at empowering parents to choose where and how their children are educated. But this one is one of the most bizarre that I’ve come across in quite a while.
In an op-ed for The Tennessean, author Jess Davis argues that the state should focus on fixing its infrastructure before allocating resources to expand its school voucher program. In the piece, she brings up how Tennessee’s infrastructure challenges have a disproportionately negative impact on rural and underserved communities that prevent them from accessing quality education.
“We’ve got more than 900 bridges in this state that are structurally deficient and countless roads that make driving a daily test of endurance,” Davis writes, also asking, “How can we talk about educational choice when we…
