New Jersey must join with other states and legalize school choice for all public school students. School choice allows public education funds to follow a child to a school chosen by the parents. These funds — substantially less than current costs but sufficient to pay for a quality education at nonpublic schools — are made available to every parent in the form of a voucher that can be cashed only by a qualified school.
By legalizing school choice, NJ would be expanding successful legislation like The Washington, D.C., Opportunity Scholarship Program. This program only gives vouchers valued at $8,000 to $12,000, instead of $29,409, the average per-student cost for the D.C. public schools, but students using the vouchers have a graduation rate of 91 percent compared to 70 percent for those in D.C.’s public schools.
At a time of runaway taxation, School choice legislation would ensure quality education for half the cost of public education. But most important...
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New Jersey must join with other states and legalize school choice for all public school students. School choice allows public education funds to follow a child to a school chosen by the parents. These funds — substantially less than current costs but sufficient to pay for a quality education at nonpublic schools — are made available to every parent in the form of a voucher that can be cashed only by a qualified school.
By legalizing school choice, NJ would be expanding successful legislation like The Washington, D.C., Opportunity Scholarship Program. This program only gives vouchers valued at $8,000 to $12,000, instead of $29,409, the average per-student cost for the D.C. public schools, but students using the vouchers have a graduation rate of 91 percent compared to 70 percent for those in D.C.’s public schools.
At a time of runaway taxation, School choice legislation would ensure quality education for half the cost of public education. But most importantly, school choice embodies the principles of Justice, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness for which the Founding Fathers risked their lives and livelihoods. This is why we must pass Universal School Choice legislation without delay.
You can read more about Universal School Choice across the country here and here.
For further information please click here or contact Israel Teitelbaum, cofounder of Alliance for Free Choice in Education, at 973-820-6121 or [email protected]
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