Sometimes a commitment to liberty, one that would offer low and middle-income students a better life, requires a strenuous defense. That’s the task facing the Institute for Justice in a school choice dispute. The IJ is taking its case for Arizona school choice to the United States Supreme Court.
Here’s a video that describes what’s at stake for thousands of students, and why it’s a case worth fighting for.
I will post in greater detail on the case later — for now, here’s a fine video that describes the issues involved. The Arizona program allows private individuals to make private contributions for individual families to send children to schools of their choice.
Here’s the description that accompanies the video:
On November 3, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in the case Garriot v. Winn. Arizona, like many states, offers tax credits to individuals and businesses for donations to fund scholarships for students to attend private schools. The goal of these programs is to give as many students as possible the resources they need to get a good education. The Dennard family has benefited from this program. Hear their story.
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weipY6rpMss.