LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Jeb Bush wants a federal school choice program included in any reform to the No Child Left Behind Act.

The program would allow families living below or near the poverty line to use their federal education funding at any public school they desire. Bush implied he would like to see private schools included in such a program as well. The program would not require any new funding, it would just give low-income families more flexibility with their existing federal funds. Rather than a nationwide mandate, states would have the choice to opt-in to the flexible funding.