-By Warner Todd Huston
Republican south-sider Isaac Hayes has a tall order on his hands; face and defeat Chicago machine favorite and incumbent Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. But Hayes has added a new education adviser to his campaign staff that shows that he is serious in his effort to defeat Jackson and offer the voters a starkly different choice.
Joining the Hayes campaign in the role of Education Policy Director is Phylicia Lyons, President of School Choice Illinois.
Founded in 2006 School Choice Illinois is a policy group that has dedicated itself to pursuing vouchers, tax breaks and increasing the reach of charter schools all in an effort to give parents more options besides the failing public schools with which to educate their children. SCI feels that current laws stifle and prohibit parents from seeking more effective schools and its goal is to explore and create sustainable education policies that work for our kids.
In his press release, candidate Hayes says, “Ms. Lyons has been part of the vanguard for School Choice in Illinois. Her initiative to start School Choice Illinois, coupled with her expertise in issues concerning American education makes her an invaluable addition to our team.”
With Jesse Jackson, Jr. backing the same old failed entities that have destroyed our schools, Hayes offers a new way forward that voters would be wise to try.
Isaac Hayes: www.isaac4honesty.com/
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer, has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and is featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, RightWingNews.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, TheRealityCheck.org, RedState.com, Human Events Magazine, AmericanDailyReview.com, and the New Media Journal, among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a frequent guest on talk-radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events and is currently the co-host of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Conservatism” heard on BlogTalkRadio. Warner is also the editor of the Cook County Page for RedCounty.com.
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