Program for K-12 Educational Access in the News: Parental Choice Update on Nationwide Catholic Radio

John Schoenig, director of the Program for K-12 Educational Access at Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, talked to a nationwide radio audience about progress and challenges in the spread of school choice policies around the nation. He was interviewed by host Brian Patrick on the Son Rise Morning Show on Dec. 5, 2012, heard on more than 180 stations in the EWTN Global Radio Network and also heard on SiriusXM Radio and the iHeartRadio mobile app.

Schoenig pointed to increasing bipartisan support for parental choice, or school choice—the idea that all families, including the disadvantaged, should be able to choose schools they believe will give their children the best education. But the enactment of parental choice policies in various states never happens without a tough political battle. Schoenig also commented that Catholic schools, which offer an advantage over local public schools for many disadvantaged children, need to approach with prudence the implementation of policies and practices that arise when a state or local government enacts parental choice. (Run time of interview: approximately 7 minutes)