Educational choice programs have been growing across the country, but not as fast as most advocates would like. Making the case to legislators often includes moral and practical, empirical arguments. But perhaps the most effective method to persuade legislators to support educational choice is to get them in front of the children who already benefit from it.

Congressman Luke Messer, R-Ind., visited BASIS DC Public Charter School recently with a group of other members of Congress. At the school, where more than 90 percent of students are eligible for the federal free lunch program, members took questions from a group of students.