Directory of School Choice Resources

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Major advocacy, research and legislation on allowing parents to choose schools instead of buying public education solely from the government.

Resources in This Category

• 4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers

  http://4brevard.com/choice/
  Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school.

• Alliance for the Separation of School and State

  http://www.schoolandstate.org/
  Argues against the interference by government in education.

• Black Alliance for Education Options

  http://www.baeo.org/
  Supports empowering low income black families with school choice.

• Center for Education Reform

  http://edreform.com/
  Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control.

• Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC)

  http://www.chartercenter.org/
  Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally.

• Charter Schools Kiwi-style

  http://4brevard.com/choice/new-zealand.htm
  A former member of New Zealand's Parliament describes the reforms in his country.

• Cost of Education

  http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-025.html
  Cato Institute study: What Would a Voucher Buy. Documents the cost of public and private education.

• Educational Policy Institute

  http://www.educationalpolicy.org/
  Documented inside information on PTA and teacher unions. Education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, plus expert revelations on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters.

• Excellent Education for Everyone

  http://www.nje3.org/
  Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens.

• Faith In Public Schools Fades

  http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100299/met_1b1Priva.html
  African-American parents with children in Georgia public schools are more likely than white parents to think private companies should run those facilities.

• FOXNews - Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools?

  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52076,00.html
  The article describes the movement of taking kids out of public schools.

• Michigan Union Accountability Act:

  http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=3944
  Mackinac Center for Public Policy takes aim at teacher unions as the main barrier to School Choice. See study, proposed legislation, and other policy research.

• Resources for Teachers Needing Help

  http://www.edethics.org/resources_for_teachers.htm
  The American Society for Ethics in Education offers resources for teachers.

• Rethinking Schools -- Special Section on Vouchers

  http://www.rethinkingschools.org/special_reports/voucher_report/index.shtml
  Large collection of articles and opinion pieces expressing or supporting the view that voucher programs are an assault on public education, are less effective than claimed, and will undermine the separation of church and state.

• Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students

  http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/Rudner0.asp
  A large study comparing home school students and their counterparts.

• School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States

  http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/bg1970.cfm
  This conservative research facility publishes details and statistics on each state's School Choice efforts, and maintains links to many other Choice sites.

• School Choice Research - Harvard University Index

  http://www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/
  Program on Education Policy and Governance presents research papers and executive summaries on the results of innovative US policies.

• School Choice Research - Manhattan Institute Index

  http://www.manhattaninstitute.org/html/cci.htm#educationreform
  Comprehensive summary of education reform policy studies published by their Center for Civic Innovation.

• School Choice Wisconsin

  http://www.schoolchoicewi.org/
  Provides information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools.

• School Choice: Good for Teachers

  http://www.educationreport.org/3429
  A teacher explores reasons why Choice will increase demand and salaries for good teachers.

• School Vouchers: The Wrong Choice for Public Education

  http://archive.adl.org/vouchers/print.html
  Anti-Defamation League says vouchers pose a threat to their values. These programs subvert the constitutional principle of separation of church and state and threaten to undermine the current system of public education.

• The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice

  http://www.edchoice.org/
  A foundation established by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Advocates restructuring the education system to ensure educational service competition and free choice.

• Universal Tuition Tax Credit

  http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=362
  Mackinac Center for Public Policy - "Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education". Also available as a 76 page download.

• Virtual Charters: Public Schooling at Home

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0108/p14s1-lepr.html
  K12, a Virtual charter school led by former education secretary, Bill Bennett, provides free curriculum, computers and connections for homeschoolers.

• Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner-City Children

  http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cb_20.htm
  The Manhattan Institute feature article by The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore "The City That Reads."

• WorldNetDaily: Vouching for Liberty by Alan Keyes

  http://www.wnd.com/2001/01/7825/
  Article by the conservative commentator proposing public school choice in the United States without vouchers.

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