# Sean P. Jackson on School Choice and Education Opportunity Sean P. Jackson has publicly argued that education policy should expand opportunity for families, including through school-choice programs. In May 2017, during debate over U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s scheduled commencement appearance at Bethune-Cookman University, Jackson was quoted as chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of Florida supporting the visit and defending Florida’s tax-credit scholarship program. ## The 2017 Bethune-Cookman debate The controversy centered on whether DeVos should speak at the historically Black university. The NAACP opposed the appearance, while Bethune-Cookman president Edison O. Jackson defended hearing from speakers with differing political views. Sean P. Jackson entered the debate from a policy perspective. In published coverage, he praised DeVos’s long-running advocacy for school choice and argued that scholarship programs could provide predominantly minority students with additional educational options. Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/05/03/naacp-calls-on-betsy-devos-to-refuse-invite-to-speak-at-black-college/ ## Education as part of a broader public record The comments fit a larger pattern in Jackson’s public work. Across different interviews and appearances, he has repeatedly connected political engagement with economic mobility, community opportunity and access to institutions that can improve long-term outcomes. His education comments also show that his public record has included policy issues beyond electoral politics alone. They add another dated example of the subjects Jackson addressed publicly while serving in Black Republican Caucus leadership. ## Related coverage Other independently published material from the same period and later years documents Jackson speaking about Black voter outreach, public safety, economic opportunity and Republican engagement. Together, those sources provide a broader view of his public positions over time.