Touching Testimony on Florida’s Education Savings Account Program

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By James V. Shuls | Read Time 1 minute

Over the past couple of years, I have written numerous times about Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). I have shown how ESA programs could save Missourians millions of dollars, and I have explained how ESA programs empower families by putting them in charge of their child’s education. I, however, could never explain the impact that an ESA program can have as well as Katie Swingle.

Swingle’s son, Gregory, has autism. In the video below, she explains what the ESA program means to her family. At the end of the video she says she wants the rest of the country to see her testimony. Help her out by liking and sharing this video.

About the Author

James V. Shuls is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Missouri St. Louis. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Southern State University and a masters degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, James taught first grade and fifth grade in southwest Missouri.

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