Elizabeth Warren supported school vouchers in her 2003 book

@HotlineJosh @WSJ I saw stories about this in at least half a dozen outlets in mid-January, incl. NY Post editorial https://t.co/X0fE4iBsSk

— Zach Smith (@RZachSmith) February 9, 2017

Great find by WSJ: E Warren supported school vouchers in her 2003 book https://t.co/8rqQMGijLM

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) February 9, 2017

Here is a fantastic Cory Booker speech in favor of school choice and charter schools. Venue is Betsy DeVos’s group.

Here is a fantastic Cory Booker speech in favor of school choice and charter schools. Venue is Betsy DeVos’s group. https://t.co/F13jFzRC8d

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 7, 2017

Remember when Sen. Elizabeth Warren fully supported vouchers? And wrote about it in her book? I do: https://t.co/slLj9pSppT

— Tommy Schultz (@Tommy_USA) January 31, 2017

Betsy DeVos Hearing Highlights the Need for Less Government Control in Education

.@BetsyDeVos becomes social media sensation after bumpy hearing https://t.co/XoJxpzNRK7 via @khefling, @caitlinzemma and @BenjaminEW pic.twitter.com/NvCWMj4WZx

— POLITICO (@politico) January 18, 2017

Betsy DeVos Hearing Highlights the Need for Less Government Control in Education https://t.co/MkohMKUWrK via @lindseymburke @DailySignal

— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) January 18, 2017

...The hearing turned into a vibrant debate among the senators about the merits of education choice, what the federal government can and should do to advance choice, the state of student loans and grants, and the efficacy of preschool....

The Senate hearing also turned to a discussion about school choice options such as vouchers, tuition tax credit scholarships, and charter schools, and what such options mean for traditional public schools.

The essence of the debate was about the definition of “public” education. DeVos suggested that policymakers should be less focused on upholding specific systems and arrangements for delivering education.

Moving away from institution-based funding to student-based funding is smart policy at every level of education....

The hearing also turned to policies pertaining to higher education reform and college costs. When asked whether she would support “free” college, DeVos responded with the basic fact that “nothing in life is free.”

Indeed, “free” college, and generous government subsidies in general, shift the burden of paying for college away from students—who are the direct beneficiaries of attending college—and onto the taxpayers, many of whom do not hold college degrees themselves and will never attend college....

My USA TODAY column: If Betsy DeVos is really hostile to higher education, she should double down on Obama policies https://t.co/ZZTcDBXV71

— Instapundit.com (@instapundit) January 16, 2017

WATCH: Elizabeth Warren denies Betsy Devos a post-hearing handshake https://t.co/QdIzTR6B6x pic.twitter.com/43vhk9zjcu

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 19, 2017

Donald Trump Selects Betsy Devos as Education Secretary…

President-elect Trump announced Betsy DeVos as his pick for Education Secretary today. Here is his statement: pic.twitter.com/ZhKImTVpGc

— Transition 2017 (@transition2017) November 23, 2016

Donald Trump Selects Betsy Devos as Education Secretary… https://t.co/uOWEWesda5 pic.twitter.com/RU3PSAA33d

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) November 23, 2016

Trump's Administration Can Dramatically Improve American Education https://t.co/RvwBASk0mZ

— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) November 23, 2016

Jeb Bush: Trump's Education secretary an "outstanding" choicehttps://t.co/14eUejOAhN pic.twitter.com/50lPWXZWeA

— The Hill (@thehill) November 23, 2016

Learn more about the President-elect's pick for Education Secretary. https://t.co/zttIdDM6ns pic.twitter.com/tLhxxcbfsN

— Transition 2017 (@transition2017) November 23, 2016

School Choice Wins, Common Core Loses in Election 2014

◼ (The Nov 4) election results have seismic implications for education policy at both the state and federal levels. Voters sent a message that school choice and local control are important to them. - Daily Signal

Voters resoundingly sided with candidates who both rejected Common Core national standards and tests and promised to restore state and local control of education.

Judge Sides with Louisiana in Voucher Case - Against DOJ

◼ Gov. Bobby Jindal: “Today is a great day for school choice and access to an opportunity for a better education for all Louisianians.” - Elizabeth Harrington/Washington Free Beacon

A federal court has rejected attempts by the Justice Department to scrap Louisiana’s school choice program, ending a months-long battle between the state and the Obama administration.

U.S. District Court Judge Ivan Lemelle ruled Tuesday evening that the Louisiana Scholarship Program can go on as planned, as long as the state provides information to the DOJ on vouchers 10 days prior to their award....

Jindal said Louisiana would resist further attacks on the program, which primarily serves minority students who attend C, D, or F rated schools. Nearly 7,000 students received vouchers this school year.

“We have learned from this lawsuit the potential dangers of federal government overreach in K-12 education,” he said. “We will remain vigilant that the Department of Justice will not take advantage of the information sharing process and use it as means to further obstruct school choice. We will continue to oppose any attempts to impede children and their parents from being able to escape failing schools and have access to better educational opportunities.”

School choice organizations also praised the ruling, and vowed to continue to fight for the program.

Obama's Dumbest SOTU Demand: Imprison Kids in Schools Until They're 18

◼ Let's leave aside whether the president of the United States should be so far into the weeds on education standards, which has traditionally been more of a local and state issue. - Nick Gillespie/Reason.com

Obama didn't mention the one thing that might make kids more interested in staying in school voluntarily: Letting them and their parents choose among competing alternatives where they want to go. It works pretty damn well in every other aspect of our lives - including higher education - and as Reason's Lisa Snell will tell you, it works pretty damn well in the school districts that are experimenting with it.