GOP Leader Eric Cantor, House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline, Representative Todd Rokita, Representative Martha Roby, and Representative Luke Messer toured Two Rivers Public Charter School on Tuesday, July 16th. The members participated in a tour of the school, a roundtable with parents and charter school leaders, and held a press conference to highlight the Student Success Act (H.R. 5) and its charter school legislation.
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor visits with students The roundtable was full of lively discussion on school choice, waiting lists, accountability, and student achievement. The parents were thrilled that they had the opportunity to send their child to such an impactful school; many exclaimed that they had “won the lottery” by being able to attend Two Rivers! Congressman Cantor, Congressman Kline, Scott Pearson (D.C. Public Charter School Board Executive Director), Congressman Messer, and Jessica Wodatch (Two Rivers Public Charter School Executive Director) Two Rivers is a tier-one charter school in the District of Columbia that has outstanding outcomes, with 73 percent proficiency in math and 74 percent proficiency in reading on the state test. Two Rivers proves that public charter schools are having a huge impact on this community. In fact, Two Rivers has been so successful that it has a student waiting list of 1,776 names. Unfortunately, in D.C. alone there are 22,000 names on charter school waiting lists, and in the United States there are 920,000 names. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools commends the House Republicans for visiting Two Rivers Public Charter School, a D.C. success story of how school choice, flexibility and accountability generate innovation in charter schools. The National Alliance looks forward to the ESEA reauthorization momentum in the House and continues to support legislation that further develops the charter school movement and reduces the number of names on charter school waiting lists nationwide.
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