Report Touts Private Schools as Option for SC Children
Tuition is affordable, assuming policies supportive of choice
Tuition is affordable, assuming policies supportive of choice
More than half of students would be eligible under proposal
Allows children with a variety of needs to receive an education
Government schools cost more than tuition for private schools
Forced to attend the public schools if they can't afford private tuition on top of taxes
Would give families more options outside the public holding pens
The state has been a laboratory for experimenting with options
Another application of "parent-trigger" laws
Choice seems to have advantages
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
Sues over tax credit program for scholarships that might go to religious schools
First use of parent-trigger law
Local board approves takeover for failing California elementary school
Past due for reform
Charter schools, vouchers and loosened regulation are all on the agenda
In districts with underperforming schools, unhappy parents have few means by which to catalyze change.
Tax credits would help students escape government schools
Freedom of choice, meet the legal system
Maybe if the money followed the student instead ...
Somebody finally realized that kids aren't one-size-fits-all
But the decision gives the program wiggle room, so expect it to survive
Apparently deciding where you want your kid to go to school is not a right
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation gives a needed boost to school choice
Government schools are ... just a mess
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