The '''school choice''' movement seeks to allow parents the right to choose alternatives to [[public school]] for their children, and to spend their tax dollars on an alternative rather than on [[public school]]. Vouchers that enable parents to take their tax money and spend it on educational alternatives are the goal of school choice.
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Its purpose to allow parents the right to choose alternatives to [[public school]] for their children, and to spend their tax dollars on an alternative rather than on [[public school]]. Vouchers that enable parents to take their tax money and spend it on educational alternatives are the goal of school choice.
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.