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The '''school choice''' movement seeks to improve education<ref> "Competition through school choice would improve education." [http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2011/01/27/the_speech Cal Thomas]</ref>
The '''school choice''' movement seeks to improve education<ref> "Competition through school choice would improve education." [http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2011/01/27/the_speech Cal Thomas]</ref>
by allowing 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.
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.