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Kevin Stitt: “Rich people already have school choice. They move to the…”

Featuring: Kevin Stitt, Republican | Governor of Oklahoma

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Gov. Kevin Stitt talks new education laws in place as Oklahoma students return to classroom

Published | Video Starts at 05:23

So putting parents in charge, knowing that maybe my son or daughter, not every kid is the same and they need something different. But also we know that I always tell people this. Rich people already have school choice. They move to the best neighborhoods, they can put their kids in the best schools. And so we wanted that for every family. So everywhere I go in Oklahoma, I have working families coming up to me and they say, thank you, Governor, because you allowed us to go to this private school with this refundable tax credit. (05:23–05:29)

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Asserts that affluent families already exercise school choice by relocating to areas with better schools.

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