Tyler Hansford, superintendent of schools in rural Union, Mississippi, voted for Donald Trump three times. But Hansford, 36, who leads a district of just under 1,000 students, disagrees with the president on one big issue: using public money to send children to private schools.
“School choice,” as its proponents call it, is a Trump priority that has divided Republicans, drawing support from many conservative governors who see it as an issue of parents’ rights but opposition from small communities concerned about losing much-needed public school funding.
In his state, Hansford worries that a proposed private school tuition support bill wouldn’t help local families who are unable to drive to reach those schools and may not find the special education services they rely on once they get there.
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