Omni Fort Worth Hotel
1300 Houston St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Description
Texas has long recognized that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children. But in Texas and beyond, there has often been tension between that right and the responsibility entrusted to governments to educate their youngest citizens. In recent years, many alternatives to the longstanding public education model have emerged and have been bolstered due to a variety of factors including the effects of COVID shutdowns, age-inappropriate books and curriculum, and dismal academic performance. As a result, parental empowerment has taken center stage in many states through the adoption of various school choice policies. How do these factors affect the trust in America’s educational system? How have recent cases applied the line between parental rights, government power, and free expression? How will school choice policies impact Texas? Can education choice laws alone restore balance to parental rights and American education? How do these battles affect local school board races and what does that mean for representative government? Panelists will answer these questions and more as they address some of the key educational questions affecting Texas.
Featuring:
- Ryan Bangert, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President, Alliance Defending Freedom
- Mandy Drogin, Campaign Director, Next Generation Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Tim Davis, Partner, Jackson Walker
- David Hacker, Vice President of Litigation & Senior Counsel, First Liberty
- Moderator: Jace Yarbrough, Principal, S|L Law PLLC
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