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school choice

American  

noun

  1. an educational policy based on vouchers or scholarships, allowing students their choice of private or public school.


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Parents are allowed school choice and can move their children to any school they want.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

California students in some places can attend charter schools if they clear the waiting list, but they have no private school choice.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Education Week provides a roundup of where things stand on the new federal program to fund state school choice through tax credits.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Yet Arizona’s spending on private school choice is only about 9% of its K-12 spending, according to EdChoice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

It is true that the Chicago students who entered the school-choice lottery were more likely to graduate than the students who didn’t—which seems to suggest that school choice does make a difference.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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