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 Cross-Tradition 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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School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to traditional public schools.
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Voucher supporters argue that choice creates competition between schools, and that failing schools can lose students and close.
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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.
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