New Jersey Teachers Union Forced to Take Back Seat to Kids

When New Jersey teachers union members refused to make room for students in a legislative committee hearing, the chairman took the meeting to the students. Approximately 1,500 New Jersey schoolchildren and school choice supporters witnessed democracy in action on Thursday, May 13, when they attended a rally at the state capitol to support a private school choice bill under debate in the state Senate.

The rally was set to support S1872, legislation that would establish a five-year scholarship tax credit pilot program for students in failing schools, which was heard by the Senate Economic Growth Committee that day...

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