ERIC Number: ED587374
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
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12 Myths and Realities about Private Educational Choice Programs
Keller, Tim, Ed.
Institute for Justice
Educational choice programs--defined broadly as programs that provide parents financial aid to opt their children out of the traditional public school system--have been a topic of significant public discussion and debate in recent months. Despite the increasing news coverage, however, polls show that most Americans are unfamiliar with educational choice programs. Opponents of educational choice continually seek to take advantage of this knowledge gap by promoting various myths in an effort to deter legislators and policymakers from enacting educational choice programs. In this white paper, the Institute for Justice (IJ), the nation's leading law firm dedicated to protecting educational choice programs in courts all across the country, seeks to dispel and disprove 12 of these myths so that legislators and the public can make well-informed decisions about the merits of giving parents more control over their children's education.
Descriptors: Misconceptions, School Choice, Knowledge Level, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Competition, Disadvantaged Youth, Racial Segregation, Accountability, Private Schools, Religious Education, Tax Credits, Scholarships, Science Education, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Selective Admission, Social Bias, Educational Vouchers
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Institute for Justice
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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