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School Choice Continues to Spread… Except in Wisconsin

Remember when Wisconsin used to be a leader in education policy?

Georgia’s new school choice law continues a national trend toward school choice programs without student eligibility restrictions. Earlier this year, Louisiana enacted a new school choice program with eligibility extended to all Louisiana students. These programs join existing programs in Arizona, Vermont, Ohio, Maine, Illinois and Iowa that impose no demographic restrictions for eligibility. Additionally, school choice programs for disabled or foster-care students in Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Utah and Arizona impose no other demographic restrictions.

“The old idea of limiting school choice based on family income is coming to an end,” said Robert Enlow, executive director of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.

“States are increasingly adopting Milton Friedman’s vision of school choice for all, not just for some. The argument that freedom is only good for some students just doesn’t make it anymore.”

Posted by Owen at 1726 hrs
Politics + Politics - General + Politics - Wisconsin

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