Choice Struggles On

The year 2004 will be remembered as a pivotal year for the school-choice movement for multiple reasons, not least of which is that this was the year the president of the United States endorsed school choice.

Not George W. Bush—he’s been a backer for years. Rather, it was Jed Bartlet, the liberal president on TV’s The West Wing, whose grudging endorsement of school choice in Washington, D.C., was symbolically significant. If even Hollywood recognizes the importance of this educational reform, can the rest of the nation be far behind?

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Clint Bolick

Clint Bolick is a justice on the Arizona supreme court. His opinions and articles can be found at azjustice44.com.

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The year 2004 will be remembered as a pivotal year for the school-choice movement for multiple reasons, not least of which is that this was the year the president of the United States endorsed school choice.

Not George W. Bush—he’s been a backer for years. Rather, it was Jed Bartlet, the liberal president on TV’s The West Wing, whose grudging endorsement of school choice in Washington, D.C., was symbolically significant. If even Hollywood recognizes the importance of this educational reform, can the rest of the nation be far behind?