school choice

noun

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

Example Sentences

It’s clear the California Legislature encourages school choice and there are so many permits, magnet programs, charter schools and schools offering online courses that transfers are likely to keep growing.

From Los Angeles Times

Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s policy manifesto for the second Trump term, called for the Trump administration to follow in the footsteps of Arizona’s education voucher program and pave a path for universal school choice, a policy the document calls “a goal all conservatives and conservative Presidents must pursue.”

From Salon

Wething told Salon that “school choice” is a “false dichotomy” for many students in low-income neighborhoods or rural areas, who don’t have access to charter or private school options anyway.

From Salon

They clearly want to dramatically expand private school choice and end what they call the “public school monopoly.”

From Salon

Louis Lappe, who vaulted into the national spotlight with his walk-off home run for El Segundo during the 2023 Little League World Series, has made his high school choice.

From Los Angeles Times