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Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2008
In 2005, the school choice movement lost one of its leading champions when John T. Walton, an heir to the Wal-Mart retailing fortune, died in a plane crash at age 58. Advocates of expanded educational options say Mr. Walton, more than anyone else, was the driving force behind the Walton Family Foundation's education work, and its focus on…
Descriptors: School Choice, Scholarship Funds, Philanthropic Foundations, Educational Vouchers