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Download full textBalu, Rekha; Condliffe, Barbara – MDRC, 2017
As school choice expands in different states and districts, it appears in several different forms: (1) open enrollment policies among traditional public schools; (2) charter schools available to students regardless of their neighborhood (including online charter schools); or (3) school vouchers that families can use to enroll in other districts or…
Descriptors: School Choice, Low Income, Open Enrollment, Intervention
Wohlstetter, Priscilla; Zeehandelaar, Dara – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2015
This paper examines thirty major American cities to determine how "choice-friendly" they are today. Selected for their size and geographic diversity, the cities reveal both the best and worst conditions for school choice to take root and grow. "School choice" is defined broadly to incorporate a wide range of public and private…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Urban Areas, School Choice, Educational Indicators
Bolick, Clint – 1990
Because Americans are spending increasing sums on education without noticeable improvement in student achievement, school choice is becoming the hottest item on today's reform agenda. Choice must not be limited to the affluent; it is most needed by financially poor parents whose children are trapped in the most inferior schools. The chief…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Competition, Educational Improvement
