School choice refers to any education policy that allows parents to choose the safest and best schools for their children, whether those schools are government-operated or privately operated. As Oklahoma state school Superintendent Sandy Garrett has correctly noted, “We have a lot of choice already in Oklahoma.” Our state is fortunate to have interdistrict choice, intradistrict choice, charter schools, magnet and specialty schools, virtual schools, privately funded K-12 scholarships, a thriving homeschool sector, and more. Unfortunately, we don’t yet have what many other states have—vouchers or tax credits which allow thousands of students to choose privately run schools.
The goal of this blog is to create an open discussion about education reform (most notably parental choice) in Oklahoma. Comments will be posted which add information, opinions, and ideas. All opinions are welcome as long as they include the commenter's name and don't violate the common rules of netiquette.
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