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School choice, sometimes called public choice, describes any one of several forms of publicly-funded alternative education program that allows students to choose to attend any of various participating private and public schools, usually based on a system of vouchers, tax credits, or scholarships. These programs are generally intended to give parents more input in which primary and secondary schools their children attend. In the United States, school choice sometimes refers to the social movement instrumental in making these programs possible. Among the movement organizers' hopes is that increased choice will allow impoverished families to choose other options than public schools, which are considered by many to be failing in many, mainly urban areas. It is hoped that this will create competition between schools for education dollars, which will give public schools an incentive to perform better than they have in the past.
Various school choice advocacy groups differ in the extent to which they support privatization. Some do not advocate privatization at all, wishing only to allow parents greater choice among different public schools within a district. Others seek to grant parents the option of either spending vouchers at a privately-run school or of obtaining tax credits for the same. Along these lines, some argue that funding should be tied to the student, not the district, and the student should be able to use the education voucher at any school, thus allowing more freedom and personalization in the publicly-run school system.
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@BThoaas er "Manage school choice so as to contain the risks to equity" det samme som å være "meget skeptisk" til? (policy recommendations)
meisingset (Kristian Meisingset) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:15:32 -0000
@BThoaas er "Manage school choice so as to contain the risks to equity" det samme som å være "meget skeptisk" til? (policy recommendations)
@JessicaSideways Congrats on getting into your school of choice!
danlowlite (dan maurer) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:06 -0000
@JessicaSideways Congrats on getting into your school of choice!
Just finished galleys of Paul Hill's forthcoming book on school choice. Important & an island of sanity in that debate. Essential reading.
arotherham (Andrew Rotherham) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:33:09 -0000
Just finished galleys of Paul Hill's forthcoming book on school choice. Important & an island of sanity in that debate. Essential reading.
I need a new career choice. I'm gonna get too used to NOT having to be at high school at 7:30am the next 3 weeks.
kristurtles (Kristina) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:26:44 -0000
I need a new career choice. I'm gonna get too used to NOT having to be at high school at 7:30am the next 3 weeks.
Goodmorning everybody. Not feeling good today : but I have no choice. Its only Thursday, then another day of school. Then weekend. *woo
BigCity_Dreamer (Natasha Ortiz) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:16:31 -0000
Goodmorning everybody. Not feeling good today : but I have no choice. Its only Thursday, then another day of school. Then weekend. *woo
School! I really hate when your friends with a complete bitch just because you have no other choice! Ugh.
giog44 (Giovanni Grajales) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:11:05 -0000
School! I really hate when your friends with a complete bitch just because you have no other choice! Ugh.
Rose D. Friedman Foundation - A foundation supported by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Advocates restructuring the education system to ensure educational service competition and free choice.
Meta Description: [ Site of the foundation begun by a Nobel laureate, for the latest news on the school choice movement and comprehensive research on market-based education reform. ]
4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers - Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school.
Meta Description: [ Common sense School Choice: public education funding follows students, empowering parents and teachers, without private school vouchers. See simplified model legislation. International Test Scores show U.S. dead last. ]
Alliance for the Separation of School and State - Argues against the interference by government in education.
Meta Description: [ The goal of the Alliance for the Separation of School and State is to see all children receiving Honest Education. ]
Black Alliance for Education Options - Supports empowering low income black families with school choice.
Center for Education Reform - Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Education Reform (CER) combines education policy with grassroots advocacy to work deep within the America's communities to foster positive and bold education reforms for schools and students. CER advocates reforms that produce high standards, accountability and freedom, such as str... ]
Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) - Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally.
Meta Description: [ The Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) provides experienced and expert technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally. ]
Citizens For Educational Freedom - Helps parents take action to acquire freedom of education for their children. Provides newsletters, a three-step tutorial what to do, and background information.
Meta Description: [ We are a nonprofit organization that helps parents take action to acquire freedom of education for their children. Through school vouchers or other programs, all families will be treated equal, competition among schools will be fair and the quality of education will improve. ]
Class Acts - Arizona had 1/3 of the nation's charter schools. This study by business and economics writer James K. Glassman looks at competitive effects on all schools.
Cost of Education - Cato Institute study: What Would a Voucher Buy. Documents the cost of public and private education.
Meta Description: [ Promoting an American public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peaceful international relations. Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs available ]
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Diligently to Thy Children: The Case for School Choice - The group Toward Tradition advocates school choice based on Torah and traditional Jewish principles.
Dr. Quentin Quade's essays on school choice - Part of Blum Center at Marquette University's effort to collect, organize, synthesize and distribute information regarding school choice efforts across the country.
Education Policy Institute - Documented inside information on PTA and teacher unions. Education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, plus expert revelations on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters.
Meta Description: [ EPI provides education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, as well as expert commentary on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters. ]
Educational Issues - National Center for Policy Analysis whitepapers on education issues, particularly School Choice and teacher's union obstruction of Choice reforms.
Eliminate Governmental Interference in Education - Alliance for Intellectual Freedom in Education supports Choice, with emphasis on homeschooling.
Excellent Education for Everyone - Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens.
Faith In Public Schools Fades - African-American parents with children in Georgia public schools are more likely than white parents to think private companies should run those facilities.
Floridians for School Choice - Action-oriented and effective advocacy for giving every family in Florida the opportunity to choose their child's school using public education funds as a scholarship.
Meta Description: [ Privately and publicly funded school choice information resource designed to provide families educational options in Florida ]
FOXNews - Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools? - The article describes the movement of taking kids out of public schools.
Meta Description: [ ifeminists: Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools?, Some evidence suggests that parents are poised for an all-out revolt against the public school system ]
Fraser Institute - Competitive Market Solutions - See what Americans can learn from school choice success in Canada. The Case for School Choice: Models from the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, and Sweden.
Meta Description: [ The Fraser Institute is an independent research and educational organization with offices in Calgary, Montreal, Tampa, Toronto and Vancouver. Our mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. ]
Freedom Of Education - News, information, essays, and links promoting educational liberty and separation of school and state.
Meta Description: [ Links to information, news, essays, and more promoting educational liberty and the separation of school and state ]
Grandfather Education Report - A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form, of the status and trends of education quality and its cost.
Meta Description: [ Are today's young as prepared to meet international competition as prior generations? Quality problems despite higher spending. Families need education reform with school choice. ]
Jews and School Choice - The article shows the problem from a jewish point of view.
Michigan Union Accountability Act: - Mackinac Center for Public Policy takes aim at teacher unions as the main barrier to School Choice. See study, proposed legislation, and other policy research.
Meta Description: [ An article on liberty and free markets as sound public policy for Michigan. ]
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools - National organization supporting parents, students and teachers enrolled in alternative education. Membership information, publications, resources, jobs, news, and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Our mission is to unite and organize a grassroots movement of learners and learning communities dedicated to participant control and the elimination of human and ecological oppression. ]
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PACE Parents Advancing Choice in Education - Montgomery County, Ohio grassroots example of community scholarships and guidance, helping parents exercise choice.
Reason Magazine - No vouchers for you - Review of a speach by a member of the black community.
Meta Description: [ REASON, a monthly magazine of free minds and free
markets, examines politics, culture, and ideas from a dynamic libertarian
perspective ]
Reason magazine - Schools of Thought - Article explaining some backgrounds on the topic and the organizations involved.
Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students - A large study comparing home school students and their counterparts.
Meta Description: [ 20,760 student achievement test scores and their family demographics make this the largest study of home education to date! Results demonstrate that home schooled students are doing exceptionally well and provide an informative portrait of America's modern home education movement. Conducted by Dr... ]
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School Choice and Policy Advocacy - The Boise Center for Religion and American Public Life publishd a list of advocacy groups.
Meta Description: [ Schools Choice: selected links to advocacy groups, policy centers and think tanks ]
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School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States - This conservative research facility publishes details and statistics on each state's School Choice efforts, and maintains links to many other Choice sites.
School Choice Research - Harvard University Index - Program on Education Policy and Governance presents research papers and executive summaries on the results of innovative US policies.
Meta Description: [ PEPG sponsors research projects, evaluations, conferences, and publications on education policy and governance, including the journal Education Next. ]
School Choice Research - Manhattan Institute Index - Comprehensive summary of education reform policy studies published by their Center for Civic Innovation.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute researches and promulgates creative, free-market solutions to urban problems. ]
School Choice Research - The Cato Institute: Index - Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs based on classical values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets.
Meta Description: [ Promoting an American public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peaceful international relations. Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs available ]
School Choice Wars - John Merrifield, economics professor at University of Texas, in articles and a new book, explains why K-12 schools governed by market forces would be much more attractive to teachers than the status quo.
School Choice Wisconsin - Provides information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools.
Meta Description: [ Ensures an honest debate about school choice by providing accurate information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools. Educational options in Wisconsin. ]
School Choice: Good for Teachers - A teacher explores reasons why Choice will increase demand and salaries for good teachers.
Meta Description: [ School choice: Good for teachers: detailed research studies on liberty and free markets as sound public policy for Michigan. ]
School Choice: Issues and Answers - Citizens for a Sound Economy research paper is easy to read and well referenced. It covers 8 forms of Choice.
School Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Education Reform - A worldwide research comparing competitive schools to government run schools. Many essays, articles, book reviews, and complete book chapters included.
Meta Description: [ This site cuts through the rhetoric on school choice, vouchers, and public schooling by bringing together historical evidence and modern research. ]
School Reform News - Reprints of education articles reporting on school reform efforts nationwide from School Choice to Teacher Unions.
School Reform News - The Heartland Institute's national monthly outreach publication for school reformers, with 1000s of articles on vouchers, test scores and graduation rates.
School Vouchers Links - Definitions of some common terms used regarding the issue as well as links to sites for and against school choice through vouchers.
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The Brookings Institution - The center presents its research, books, and commentary.
The Charter School Project - An organization networking with charter schools provides weekly updates of the state legislation relating to public charter schools.
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The National Charter School Clearinghouse - Provides resources on several charter school research topics.
Meta Description: [ NCSC is the charter school resource for public charter school research, funding resources and technical assistance within the charter school community. ]
The Right Thing; Why liberals should be pro-choice - A Brookings Institution fellow, in The New Republic, discusses emerging political constituencies for Choice versus the cognitive dissonance created by our current government monopoly.
Meta Description: [ Article by Diane Ravitch, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, in The New Republic, October 8, 2001 ]
The Union That Killed Education - Newsmax.com Book review The Worm in the Apple: How the Teachers Unions Are Destroying American Education, a new book by Peter Brimelow
Universal Tuition Tax Credit - Mackinac Center for Public Policy - Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education. Also available as a 76 page download.
Meta Description: [ An article on liberty and free markets as sound public policy for Michigan. ]
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Unnatural Monopoly in Education - Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. Think-tank studies focus on economics of parents exercising their rights as primary educators of children.
Meta Description: [ The Institute
proposes a competitive system of choice for education that would offer a variety
of school concepts as options from which families can choose, thus exercising
their God-given rights as primary educators of children. ]
Virtual Charters: Public Schooling at Home - K12, a Virtual charter school led by former education secretary, Bill Bennett, provides free curriculum, computers and connections for homeschoolers.
Meta Description: [ More than 700 students across Pennsylvania have enrolled in the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School. But some local school districts are rebelling. ]
Who Got It Right? Retrospective on the Department of Education - Thomas Fordham think tank juxtaposes federal bureaucratic promises with lack of results, concluding that in 20 years DOE has wasted billions satisfying teachers unions, and is detrimental to education.
Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner-City Children - The Manhattan Institute feature article by The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore The City That Reads.
Meta Description: [ In this edited version of remarks he delivered before a Manhattan Institute luncheon, Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke explains why he believes school choice and vouchers will improve the quality of public education for Americas youth, particularly inner-city minority children. August 1999 ]
WorldNetDaily: Vouching for Liberty by Alan Keyes - Article by the conservative commentator proposing public school choice in the United States without vouchers.
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