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Puerto Rico s School Choice Reforms Are Helping Kids | The Heritage Foundation

Puerto Rico s School Choice Reforms Are Helping Kids | The Heritage Foundation
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Puerto Rico s Struggling Education System Embraces Choice | The Heritage Foundation

Six-year-old Jacob dreads going to school where he often encounters violent bullies. Even though Jacob’s mother, Jennifer Gonzalez Muoz, repeatedly addressed the problem with school officials, the violence persists. As the Institute for Justice details, the family’s low income means that Jacob is trapped in a toxic environment by their ZIP code where his speech disability is untreated and officials permit bullying. Unfortunately, Jacob’s story is all too common for many Puerto Rican children.

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Education Choice in Puerto Rico: An Opportunity for Improved Education

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria slammed the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, devastating homes and infrastructure and leading to loss of life across the island. Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic destruction, which caused tens of billions of dollars in damage, included the destruction of school facilities across the territory. Six months after the storm, hundreds of schools remained without power, and an estimated 22,300 school-age children had left the island about one in three students.

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