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School Choice

School Choice

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School choice details parent's ability to send their child to the school of their choice based on the child's needs, rather than address. Significant research on school choice describes vouchers, Obama's stand, and tuition tax credits.

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Obama on School Choice

Should parents be allowed to choose the school their children attend? President-elect Barack Obama says yes to school ...

Source: Education.com
School Choice as Education Reform: What Do We Know?

School choice exists today in a variety of forms, from charter schools, magnet schools, and district and state open ...

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
School Choice

In the simplest of terms, it means letting every parent send their child to the school of their choice regardless of ...

Source: The Friedman Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions About School Choice

Does school choice help students do better in school? Doesn’t school choice drain resources from public ...

Source: The Friedman Foundation
Education Vouchers

Educational vouchers represent a system of education finance in which parents are given a tuition certificate that can ...

Source: National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Tuition Tax Credits

Education tax credits are intended to reduce the price of private education services, while encouraging parents to use ...

Source: National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (Teachers College, Columbia University)
School Choice Myth-Busters

Issue 1: Existing Range of Choices is Adequate Myth: School boards currently offer a wide variety of options to ...

Source: Society for Quality Education
School Choice Legislation

This reflects the bills that have been introduced this legislative session. We also provide Model Legislation for ...

Source: The Friedman Foundation

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Barack Obama on Education

Source: Education.com
Election Fever 2008

Source: Education.com
John McCain on Education

Source: Education.com
Candidates' Education Advisers Square Off in Policy Debate

Source: Education.com
The Crisis in Our Schools

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

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