Corey DeAngelis

These days, we can just say school choice, and you and I know what we're talking about. But when I first entered the think tank world, I made a deliberate shift to talk about funding students, not systems. Oh, is that your phrase? That's my phrase I came up with. It's good to have a phrase.

These days, we can just say school choice, and you and I know what we're talking about. But when I first entered the think tank world, I made a deliberate shift to talk about funding students, not systems. Oh, is that your phrase? That's my phrase I came up with. It's good to have a phrase.

It puts the other side on defense because now if you want to argue with me, you have to say why we should fund the system and not the student. So it changes the burden of proof to be on them, whereas the school choice supporters for a long time have been trying to explain ourselves as to why families should have a choice as opposed to the other side.

It puts the other side on defense because now if you want to argue with me, you have to say why we should fund the system and not the student. So it changes the burden of proof to be on them, whereas the school choice supporters for a long time have been trying to explain ourselves as to why families should have a choice as opposed to the other side.

It puts the other side on defense because now if you want to argue with me, you have to say why we should fund the system and not the student. So it changes the burden of proof to be on them, whereas the school choice supporters for a long time have been trying to explain ourselves as to why families should have a choice as opposed to the other side.

Funding students, not systems. So it's more transparent. People know, like, this is the concept of the money following the child.

Funding students, not systems. So it's more transparent. People know, like, this is the concept of the money following the child.

Funding students, not systems. So it's more transparent. People know, like, this is the concept of the money following the child.

Yep. And the other thing that is very useful in how I changed talking about this was that it really pointed out the hypocrisy of a lot of the Democrats, not just because they send their own kids to private school, but also because Democrats and other people who are supported by the teachers union, some of the rhinos, will support programs where the money follows the individual. Think about it.

Yep. And the other thing that is very useful in how I changed talking about this was that it really pointed out the hypocrisy of a lot of the Democrats, not just because they send their own kids to private school, but also because Democrats and other people who are supported by the teachers union, some of the rhinos, will support programs where the money follows the individual. Think about it.

Yep. And the other thing that is very useful in how I changed talking about this was that it really pointed out the hypocrisy of a lot of the Democrats, not just because they send their own kids to private school, but also because Democrats and other people who are supported by the teachers union, some of the rhinos, will support programs where the money follows the individual. Think about it.

When we have grocery stores, which I mentioned earlier, we have food stamps everywhere. We don't say the food stamps must be spent at a signed Walmart.

When we have grocery stores, which I mentioned earlier, we have food stamps everywhere. We don't say the food stamps must be spent at a signed Walmart.

When we have grocery stores, which I mentioned earlier, we have food stamps everywhere. We don't say the food stamps must be spent at a signed Walmart.

And so we also do this with higher ed. It's not just that we do this with other industries. We do this with education too, higher ed. We have Pell Grants in the U.S. We have... The GI Bill, these are taxpayer dollars that can be used at private universities if you want, and it follows the decision of the student.

And so we also do this with higher ed. It's not just that we do this with other industries. We do this with education too, higher ed. We have Pell Grants in the U.S. We have... The GI Bill, these are taxpayer dollars that can be used at private universities if you want, and it follows the decision of the student.

And so we also do this with higher ed. It's not just that we do this with other industries. We do this with education too, higher ed. We have Pell Grants in the U.S. We have... The GI Bill, these are taxpayer dollars that can be used at private universities if you want, and it follows the decision of the student.

Yeah, because the status quo would always say we need public money for public schools. And my quick response was, well, you support public taxpayer dollars for private everything else when it comes to higher ed. You support Pell Grants that go to private religious schools. You support vouchers when it comes to hospitals. We have Medicaid vouchers.

Yeah, because the status quo would always say we need public money for public schools. And my quick response was, well, you support public taxpayer dollars for private everything else when it comes to higher ed. You support Pell Grants that go to private religious schools. You support vouchers when it comes to hospitals. We have Medicaid vouchers.

Yeah, because the status quo would always say we need public money for public schools. And my quick response was, well, you support public taxpayer dollars for private everything else when it comes to higher ed. You support Pell Grants that go to private religious schools. You support vouchers when it comes to hospitals. We have Medicaid vouchers.