WAUKESHA, Wisconsin — Already a hero to fans of school choice, Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday went to Wisconsin, the state that invented the alternative to private and public schools, to cheer on the system and champion the competition it breeds.

Accompanied by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Trump senior counselor Kellyanne Conway, the vice president hosted a roundtable at the Waukesha STEM Academy and told the audience, “I was for school choice before it was cool.”