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Cato Weekly Podcast • December 15, 2021 

# From Nervous to Apocalyptic: Grading the Rhetoric against School Choice 

Whether the proposed school choice program is big or small, the breathless warnings from public school defenders are predictably dire. Jason Bedrick of EdChoice says the lesson for lawmakers is clear: Choose the more robust choice program.

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##### [Jason Bedrick](/people/jason-bedrick)

Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy, Heritage Foundation

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute