Senator Scott Announces Full Agenda For Next Week’s School Choice Forum

Washington – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a leading voice for school choice in the Senate, announced the full agenda for “Choosing Excellence: A Forum on the Freedom to Choose Academic Excellence for Every Child.” The daylong forum, held on February 9th in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, will discuss the urgency of promoting academic excellence for every child, regardless of family income, socio-economic status or background.

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA)

Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA)

State Senator Larry Grooms (R-SC)

Moderator: Dr. Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, AEI

Sister John Mary Fleming, Executive Director of the Secretariat of Catholic Education

Dr. Steve Perry, Founder and CEO, Capitol Preparatory Schools

Nina Rees, President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Moderator: Robert Enlow, President and CEO, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice

Dr. Rod Paige, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Education

Kevin P. Chavous, Executive Counsel, American Federation for Children

Emily A. Kim, Chief Policy & Legal Officer, Success Academy Charter Schools

Ann Duplessis, former State Senator (D-LA)

Congressman Luke Messer (R-IN)

Moderator: Dr. Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, AEI

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman, Senate Health,Education,Labor&Pensions Committee

Ellen Weaver, President and CEO, Palmetto Policy Forum

Dr. Ximena Hartsock, Co-founder and President, Phone2Action

Doug Tuthill, President, Step Up for Students

Moderator: Kara Kerwin, President, Center for Education Reform

“I want to thank our partners, the American Federation for Children and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, and our outstanding panelists for the time and energy they dedicate everyday to making sure our nation’s children have the best educational opportunities possible,”

Senator Scott said. “I look forward to hearing their ideas and solutions at the forum.”

“Choosing Excellence” is sponsored in partnership with the American Federation for Children and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.

WHAT: Senator Tim Scott’s “Choosing Excellence” Forum on School Choice

WHEN: February 9, 2015, 9:45AM-3:15PM

WHERE: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

Washington, DC, 20510

RSVP: Those interested in attending should email ChoiceForum@Scott.Senate.Gov, or call Senator Scott’s office at (202) 224-6121. Media should RSVP to scott_press@scott.senate.gov, or call (202) 224-2718.