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→School choice movement
by allowing parents the right to choose alternatives to [[public school]] for their children. Vouchers that enable parents to take their tax money and spend it on educational alternatives are often advocated to achieve this.
by allowing parents the right to choose alternatives to [[public school]] for their children. Vouchers that enable parents to take their tax money and spend it on educational alternatives are often advocated to achieve this.
It was initially championed by economist [[Milton Friedman]] and his wife Rose in the late 1960s.
It was initially championed by economist [[Milton Friedman]] and his wife Rose in the late 1960s.
In 2023, as part of a trend of a growing school choice movement in the [[United States]] (particularly post conavirus pandemic), 20 states in the United States passed school choice legislation which has the potential to raise the quality of education in the United States due to more competition in schooling raising the quality of the education.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2806445/twenty-states-passed-school-choice-programs-last-year-why-havent-these-red-states/ Twenty states passed school choice programs last year. Why haven’t these red states?], Washington Examiner, 2024</ref> According to Investopedia: "[[Education]] tends to raise productivity and [[creativity]], as well as stimulate entrepreneurship and technological breakthroughs. All of these factors lead to greater output and economic growth."<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/education-training-advantages.asp#:~:text=Education%20tends%20to%20raise%20productivity,greater%20output%20and%20economic%20growth. How Education and Training Affect the Economy]</ref> See: [[Labor productivity rate of the United States]]
== Alternatives ==
== Alternatives ==