 School choice harms rural communities, that's a myth. Here's the truth. Studies suggest that school choice policies stimulate test score improvement across urban, suburban, and rural communities. Want evidence? According to a pre-pandemic national assessment of educational progress scores, rural Arizona students, a state with many school choice programs, showed improvement on five of the six academic exams. More evidence that school choice programs can work in rural communities? Let's look at Florida. When Florida passed school choice in 2000, there were 62 rural private schools. Now, in 2023, there are 130. Now you know the truth.