elsewhere despite what some may try to tell you, education freedom scholarships are privately funded and do not take any money from public schools. >> we know that there are parents and students that are doing things differently in a number of states. we need more parents to be able to access those opportunities, more students to find that right fit. think of kids going to school with their backpacks and think about the funds for that child, for that child's education traveling with them in that backpack to whatever education environment they and their parents figure out is the best one for them. >> bret: on the statement that it does not take from public school funding, "the washington post" said that was three pinocchios you are giving tax credits which take 5 billion plus from the treasurely at the same time you have cut your education budget by more than $8 billion. so they are saying net, net you are taking away from public funding. >> actually, the department of education's budget has continued to go up in spite of the proposals put forward