school choice
noun
US
: a program or policy in which students are given the choice to use public funds to attend a school other than their district's public school (as at a charter school, private school, home school, or at a public school in a different district)
Voucher plans were adopted largely as a last resort, an effort to guarantee a semblance of school choice for low-income minority students in failing inner-city schools.—
Jeffrey Rosen
Jeffrey RosenTo be sure, even their most enthusiastic defenders acknowledge that many public schools, especially in big cities are riven with serious problems. The debate over "school choice" and tax vouchers for private schools illustrates the widespread discontent with public schools.—Dirk Johnson
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Despite the widespread support for president-elect Trump and Republican candidates across the country, several ballot measures related to school choice failed at the ballot box.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
If Amendment 2 receives a majority of the votes, lawmakers could introduce a school choice program as early as next session.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
In Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska, voters are making decisions that could help or inhibit school choice programs, which have done well among state lawmakers but have yet to face a real challenge at the ballot box.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The presence of school choice programs in the U.S. dates to at least 1869 in Vermont.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
If Amendment 2 receives a majority of the votes, lawmakers could introduce a school choice program as early as next session.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
In Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska, voters are making decisions that could help or inhibit school choice programs, which have done well among state lawmakers but have yet to face a real challenge at the ballot box.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The presence of school choice programs in the U.S. dates to at least 1869 in Vermont.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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“School choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20choice. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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