Sen Tuberville says ‘Trump understands’ school choice will be a 'focal point' of 2024 election

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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has been in talks with former President Trump about the issue of school choice and parental rights, he told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday night.

Tuberville said the former president "understands" how big of an issue school choice for parents will be in this year's presidential election as public schools continue to "fail" students, despite the U.S. spending more money per student than most countries in the world.

"I've talked to President Trump about it, and I think it should be a big focal point in the election," Tuberville said.

"He knows it, and that it'll be a big factor," he continued. "And I think parents resonate with that. The last thing I told the parents was: Voices need to be heard. And this needs to be spread, it can't be a dozen parents, and it's got to be parents all over the country."

Tuberville, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Children and Families, hosted a roundtable Wednesday afternoon with GOP Sens. Katie Britt of Alabama, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Ted Budd of North Carolina and Eric Schmitt of Missouri, along with a dozen parents from across the country.

Topics like ethnic studies and critical race theory (CRT), boys and girls sports, and how test scores have plummeted after the COVID-19 pandemic were discussed during the roundtable that also marked National