THE 74/ Linda Jacobson-
In his first address to Congress Wednesday night, President Joe Biden highlighted his American Family Plan, saying that four additional years of public education — two in preschool and two in community college — are necessary to “compete with the rest of the world in the 21st century.”
“The research shows that when a young child goes to school — not day care — they are far more likely to graduate from high school and go on to college,” he said.
The president didn’t report whether he had met his goal of reopening the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days, but Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who gave the rebuttal, touched on the topic, calling school closures “the clearest case for school choice in our lifetimes.” Continue reading…
