School Choice Champions Emerge During Debate

Education
March 13, 2026

Ryan Dellinger, MPA

Director of Education Policy

In the midst of the ongoing school choice debate over “unbundlers” in the ESTF program, three school choice champions rose above the rest: Senator Jason Elliott (R-Greenville), Senator Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley), and Representative Steven Long (R-Spartanburg).  All three took the opportunity to defend the ESTF program – Senators Elliott and Grooms during a Senate Education Committee debate over S.692, and Representative Long during the House floor debate on this year’s budget.

You can check out each of their remarks in the videos embedded below.