Hundreds Rally At Statehouse To Support School Choice

COLUMBIA -- Hundreds of parents, educators and civic leaders gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday morning to rally for more school choice.

Gov. Mark Sanford is pushing lawmakers to pass a bill that would give a tax credit to parents who send their children to private or charter schools as well as those who homeschool.

Sanford told the crowd the state can no longer afford incremental changes in education. He said the bill takes the politics out of education and makes schools respond to the power of the marketplace.

Opponents say the proposal would take money away from public schools.