Panelists:

• Greg Mauro (Moderator) - Managing Partner of Learn Capital
• Dan Lips - Policy Director at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
• Preston Cooper - Researcher at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
• Glen Gilzean - President and CEO at Central Florida Urban League
• Julie Linn Minnehan - Partner, Shapiro Linn LLC

 In the first episode of a special three-part series, featuring panel discussions at the Flourish Conference, education savings accounts (ESAs), which are unlocking $25 billion towards school choice. Here are the pull quotes from each of the panelists:

"Putting financing power in the hands of parents unleashes innovation, puts parents in control, and leads to better outcomes." -Dan Lips

"46 percent of what the federal government spends on education is overhead. Only 54 percent of that money is spent on students."- Julie Linn Minnehan

"Education should be about the child and giving the parents the power to provide access and equity." -  Glenn Gilzean

Keep Going: 

Explore a map of School Choice Programs here.