school choice

American

noun

an educational policy based on vouchers or scholarships, allowing students their choice of private or public school.

Example Sentences

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Parents are allowed school choice and can move their children to any school they want.

From Los Angeles Times

California students in some places can attend charter schools if they clear the waiting list, but they have no private school choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

School choice is out of the bottle, experiencing exponential growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Education Week provides a roundup of where things stand on the new federal program to fund state school choice through tax credits.

From The Wall Street Journal

“School choice will lead to a more dynamic, better-prepared workforce,” wrote more than 100 state business leaders in a January letter to the Legislature supporting the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal

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