School Choice
Part of our School Issues Center, you'll find current ideas, thoughts and trends.

School Vouchers 101: An Overview of This Year's Hottest Campaign Debate
What is the voucher debate all about? Here is an overview -- and the latest facts about one of the hottest political issues of this presidential election year. Included: The results of two Harvard University studies that evaluated school voucher programs after one year.

What Really Matters in American Education?
The Department of Education minces no words in stating its position on private school vouchers: "Using public tax dollars for private school vouchers fundamentally undermines 200 years of public education in America." Vouchers and other key issues are examined in a new Department of Education report.

A recent U.S. Department of Education report looks at the differences and similarities of public and private schools.
Which is better: public schools or private schools? In the debate over school effectiveness, public schools may come out the losers. Private schools are often perceived to be more effective, with at least some evidence to buttress that position.

The Yin and Yang of Learning: Educators Seek Solutions in Single-Sex Education
Girls are characterized as being more collaborative in the classroom; boys are said to be more competitive. Does this mean schools should offer single-gender schooling?

School Choice
Resources from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Heritage Foundation's "What's Happening in the States?"
Provides a thorough state-by-state analysis of the parental choice movement.

Center for Education Reform
Lots of late-breaking information on the school choice scene.

CEO America
This site tracks the vast majority of America's private voucher programs. It also links to provocative articles and analysis of the choice fight.

Institute for Justice
The leader in school choice litigation, IJ's site provides a detailed look at the legal challenges to parental choice reforms.

Harvard School Choice Studies
In this index, Professor Paul Peterson reviews voucher programs in Milwaukee, Cleveland, and New York City.

PBS Online
Site includes a Frontline Special "The Battle Over School Choice."

School Choices
This site takes an international perspective on the benefits of free educational markets and their future. Interesting links to current publications as well as classic views of school choice.