Senator Scott Introduces Bill to Empower Parents in Combatting the learning loss crisis
In August 2022, Senator Scott introduced the Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery (RECOVER) Act to give parents the resources they need to help their children recover from the learning loss crisis facing today’s students.
As of May, states and school districts had yet to spend 93% of the education funding allocated to them under the Democrats’ spending bill. Senator Scott’s legislation would allow states and school districts to use those unspent funds to issue Child Opportunity Scholarships directly to parents. These scholarships, targeted for low-income families, could be put towards educational opportunities, including:
- Tutoring services;
- Private school tuition;
- Books and other curriculum materials;
- Testing fees; and
- Educational therapies for children with disabilities.
