Cruz: Expand Charter Schools, Home Schools, Private Schools and Vouchers

(CNSNews) - "The most important reform we can do in education after getting the federal government out of it is expand school choice," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said at Thursday's CNN-hosted debate at the University of Miami. He called for the expansion of charter schools, home schooling, vouchers and scholarships.

"Common Core is a disaster," Cruz said, referring to the education standards the Obama administration has pressed the states to adopt.

"And if I am elected president, in the first days as president, I will direct the Department of Education that Common Core ends that day."

Cruz said the Obama administration abused its executive power by using federal funds "to effectively blackmail and force the states to adopt Common Core. Now, the one silver lining of Obama abusing executive power is that everything done with executive power can be undone with executive power, and I intend to do that," he said.

"Beyond that, though, I intend to work to abolish the federal Department of Education and send education back to the states and back to the local governments.

"And let me say finally, the most important reform we can do in education after getting the federal government out of it, is expand school choice --

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