By Joy Resmovits
As Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) explores the possibility of a presidential run, he’s trying his hand at something that’s become a rite of passage for the GOP’s other 2016 hopefuls: Expanding the appeal of the Republican Party by turning to policies important to minority voters. Specifically, the state of the nation’s schools.
Since the 2012 presidential election, expected 2016 contenders like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) have flirted with education policy as a way to attract minority voters. Now Paul is entering the fray, with a Thursday appearance in Louisville to promote a new campaign to bring charter schools to his state. He’ll be joining the National Association for Public Charter Schools, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Black Alliance for Education Options, and — a strange bedfellow, of sorts — Democrats for Education Reform.
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