School choice names policies, vouchers, charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, education savings accounts, and tax-credit programs, that let families choose an alternative to their assigned neighborhood public school. Supporters argue that choice introduces competition among schools, rewarding effective ones and letting persistently failing schools lose enrollment and close. Critics counter that choice programs can drain funding and strong students from public schools, and that some voucher schemes historically helped white families avoid the newly desegregated public schools that followed Brown v. Board of Education.
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Key ProvisionVoucher supporters argue that school choice creates competition between schools, so that failing schools can lose students and close. 1 Classification
Policy TypeAccess or Equity Policy 1 Connections
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School choice policies gained prominence in parts of the US shortly after Brown v. Board required school desegregation, and some voucher schemes were used to help white families avoid newly integrated public schools.
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Voucher supporters argue that choice creates competition between schools, and that failing schools can lose students and close.
Associated With: Brown v. Board of Education, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_choice, Criticism - Racism section, Brown v. Board link
School choice policies have been accused of racism, as they came into prominence shortly after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision required desegregation of public schools.
Associated With: No Child Left Behind Act, No Child Left Behind Act article, School choice subsection
If a school failed to meet AYP targets two or more years running, the school was mandated to offer eligible children the chance to transfer to higher-performing local schools, receive free tutoring, or attend after-school programs.
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School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to traditional public schools.
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School choice options include scholarship tax credit programs, open enrollment laws (which allow students to attend public schools other than their neighborhood school), charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, homeschooling, education savings accounts (ESAs), and individual education tax credits or deductions.
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What policies count as school choice?
Vouchers, charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, education savings accounts, and tax-credit programs.
School choice names policies such as vouchers, charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, education savings accounts, and tax-credit programs, that let families choose an alternative to their assigned neighborhood public school.
What do supporters of school choice argue?
That competition among schools rewards effective ones and lets persistently failing schools lose enrollment and close.
Supporters argue that choice introduces competition among schools, rewarding effective ones and letting persistently failing schools lose enrollment and close.
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