WATCH Voice for Change: Dr. Jerry Stephenson on Amendment 2, empowering parents

“I am not a person, when I see something wrong, to just close my eyes and walk away from it.”

Dr. Jerry Stephenson, pastor of the Midwest Church of Christ in Louisville, saw something very wrong. When Pastor Stephenson learned that only 22% of a local middle school’s students could read at grade level, he called a friend that worked with the school district to confirm the information. The friend confirmed it: scores really were that low.

Dr. Stephenson didn’t just walk away. He’s lifting his voice with Kentuckians across the commonwealth to advocate for school choice, which would be made possible by passing Amendment 2.

Pastor Stephenson believes putting the money into the hands of parents – empowering them to choose the educational option that best fits their children – is the way to achieve the greatest change and improvement in our schools. Passing Amendment 2, he says, will clear the way for Kentucky lawmakers to pass consequential school choice policies.

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