Senator Ted Cruz

When you implement school choice, when you give kids scholarships and options, several things happen. Number one, the kids that take the scholarships, that go to new schools, that go to private schools or parochial schools, religious schools, we know the educational outcomes go up. Their reading scores go up. Their math scores go up. Their high school graduation scores go up.

When you implement school choice, when you give kids scholarships and options, several things happen. Number one, the kids that take the scholarships, that go to new schools, that go to private schools or parochial schools, religious schools, we know the educational outcomes go up. Their reading scores go up. Their math scores go up. Their high school graduation scores go up.

When you implement school choice, when you give kids scholarships and options, several things happen. Number one, the kids that take the scholarships, that go to new schools, that go to private schools or parochial schools, religious schools, we know the educational outcomes go up. Their reading scores go up. Their math scores go up. Their high school graduation scores go up.

Their percentage of going to college goes up. We know for those kids, their educational outcomes are significantly better. But here's the critical piece. We now know school choice benefits the public schools. It is better for the public schools. What happens is when you have competition,

Their percentage of going to college goes up. We know for those kids, their educational outcomes are significantly better. But here's the critical piece. We now know school choice benefits the public schools. It is better for the public schools. What happens is when you have competition,

Their percentage of going to college goes up. We know for those kids, their educational outcomes are significantly better. But here's the critical piece. We now know school choice benefits the public schools. It is better for the public schools. What happens is when you have competition,

The educational outcomes for the kids that stay in the public schools, that never exercise the vouchers, that never get the scholarships, that never leave, their educational outcomes get better. And look, anyone who understands free markets should understand that competition is good. And when you have competition... All right, Ben, here's something that a number of folks will remember.

The educational outcomes for the kids that stay in the public schools, that never exercise the vouchers, that never get the scholarships, that never leave, their educational outcomes get better. And look, anyone who understands free markets should understand that competition is good. And when you have competition... All right, Ben, here's something that a number of folks will remember.

The educational outcomes for the kids that stay in the public schools, that never exercise the vouchers, that never get the scholarships, that never leave, their educational outcomes get better. And look, anyone who understands free markets should understand that competition is good. And when you have competition... All right, Ben, here's something that a number of folks will remember.

Actually, you're young enough, you will not remember this, but cars in the 1970s, American cars in the 1970s, I'm going to tell you because I was born in 1970 as a kid, the quality of American cars in the 1970s sucked. You had giant gas guzzlers that broke down a lot, and it was not very good. And in the late 70s and the early 80s, you started having Japanese cars come in.

Actually, you're young enough, you will not remember this, but cars in the 1970s, American cars in the 1970s, I'm going to tell you because I was born in 1970 as a kid, the quality of American cars in the 1970s sucked. You had giant gas guzzlers that broke down a lot, and it was not very good. And in the late 70s and the early 80s, you started having Japanese cars come in.

Actually, you're young enough, you will not remember this, but cars in the 1970s, American cars in the 1970s, I'm going to tell you because I was born in 1970 as a kid, the quality of American cars in the 1970s sucked. You had giant gas guzzlers that broke down a lot, and it was not very good. And in the late 70s and the early 80s, you started having Japanese cars come in.

And there was a whole freakout about Japanese cars competing with American cars because they were coming in with Honda and Toyota, and their quality was really good. And... American consumers were buying them instead of American cars.

And there was a whole freakout about Japanese cars competing with American cars because they were coming in with Honda and Toyota, and their quality was really good. And... American consumers were buying them instead of American cars.

And there was a whole freakout about Japanese cars competing with American cars because they were coming in with Honda and Toyota, and their quality was really good. And... American consumers were buying them instead of American cars.

And there was a whole I remember as a kid when I was like eight, nine, 10 years old, there was a whole freak out like the Japanese are going to destroy the American car industry and we're doomed and we can't compete with the Japanese. People were freaked out. And at Chrysler, there was a CEO named Lee Iacocca came in. and said, all right, the answer is let's stop making crappy cars.

And there was a whole I remember as a kid when I was like eight, nine, 10 years old, there was a whole freak out like the Japanese are going to destroy the American car industry and we're doomed and we can't compete with the Japanese. People were freaked out. And at Chrysler, there was a CEO named Lee Iacocca came in. and said, all right, the answer is let's stop making crappy cars.

And there was a whole I remember as a kid when I was like eight, nine, 10 years old, there was a whole freak out like the Japanese are going to destroy the American car industry and we're doomed and we can't compete with the Japanese. People were freaked out. And at Chrysler, there was a CEO named Lee Iacocca came in. and said, all right, the answer is let's stop making crappy cars.

Let's make good cars. Like, how do we beat Toyota and Honda and the Japanese companies coming in? Well, let's make better cars so the consumers want... And we saw quality improve dramatically. American cars are much better. And you now look at things like Suburbans and Escalades and all sorts of American cars that people like to buy. But why do they like to buy them? Because the competition...

Let's make good cars. Like, how do we beat Toyota and Honda and the Japanese companies coming in? Well, let's make better cars so the consumers want... And we saw quality improve dramatically. American cars are much better. And you now look at things like Suburbans and Escalades and all sorts of American cars that people like to buy. But why do they like to buy them? Because the competition...