school choice
noun
US
: a program or policy in which students are given the choice to attend a school other than their district's public school (as at a charter school, private school, home school, or at a public school in a different district)
Voucher plans were adopted largely as a last resort, an effort to guarantee a semblance of school choice for low-income minority students in failing inner-city schools.—
Jeffrey Rosen
Jeffrey RosenTo be sure, even their most enthusiastic defenders acknowledge that many public schools, especially in big cities are riven with serious problems. The debate over "school choice" and tax vouchers for private schools illustrates the widespread discontent with public schools.—Dirk Johnson
Dirk JohnsonExamples of school choice in a Sentence
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But it also was set up intentionally to test the legal limits of taxpayer funding for religious schools, part of a conservative push to expand the boundaries of school choice.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Rural Republicans have typically opposed school choice, but that may be changing.
—Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
Texas governor Greg Abbott wanted to pass school choice last year, and Republicans control both houses of the Texas legislature.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024
For students to achieve, parents need school choice.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be?
Public education reform (starting with getting a robust school choice bill passed); eliminating property taxes in favor of a consumption tax; securing the border.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Despite multiple polls showing strong support for school choice across all demographics, some Republicans haven’t gotten the message and chose to poke the bull.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
Republicans have tried to expand school choice for years, but have been stonewalled with court decisions.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
The state is poised to expand school choice — unless the faulty arguments and transparent agenda of the union carry the day.
—Andrew Fowler, National Review, 5 Mar. 2024
Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Rural Republicans have typically opposed school choice, but that may be changing.
—Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
Texas governor Greg Abbott wanted to pass school choice last year, and Republicans control both houses of the Texas legislature.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024
For students to achieve, parents need school choice.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be?
Public education reform (starting with getting a robust school choice bill passed); eliminating property taxes in favor of a consumption tax; securing the border.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Despite multiple polls showing strong support for school choice across all demographics, some Republicans haven’t gotten the message and chose to poke the bull.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
Republicans have tried to expand school choice for years, but have been stonewalled with court decisions.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
The state is poised to expand school choice — unless the faulty arguments and transparent agenda of the union carry the day.
—Andrew Fowler, National Review, 5 Mar. 2024
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