School Choice Means Parents' Choice

 What is school choice?
 What is a tax credit?
 What is a voucher?
 Don’t school vouchers take money away from public schools?
 Do people really want school choice?

While the school choice movement can trace its lineage to the very genesis of the United States civil society, the concept of parental choice in education began to more fully mature through the work of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Just one year after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, Friedman explained a plan for school vouchers that would enhance and diversify K-12 education across the country.

Education tax credits allow families to recover some of the expenses incurred in choosing a non-government-run school for their child’s education.

School vouchers allow parents to direct all or part of the funds set aside for education by the government to send their children to a school of choice. Click MORE to read about different kinds of school vouchers

Charter school laws vary widely across the nation with regard to autonomy, teacher certification and accountability requirements.

While homeschooling is not specifically a school choice program, it does signify a viable educational option for parents.