I'm thinking I need to move to Arizona....all we seem to have is high schoolers that can't pass 4 of 7 tests in 4 years or schools that are doing so poorly the state has to threaten to take over. And finally the lawsuits to make sure the keepers of the status quo keep control in their little fiefdoms. Arizona here I come.....
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. Oklahoma -- which is rapidly becoming a leader among the 50 states -- is fortunate to have many forms of school choice: public-school choice, charter schools, magnet and specialty schools, virtual schools, special-needs scholarships, tax-credit scholarships, a thriving homeschool sector, and more. As former state Superintendent Sandy Garrett once observed, "School choice is a reality, and we should just get used to it. We have a lot of choice already in Oklahoma, but I think we'll have some sort of tax credit or something to let children go wherever their parents want."
The views expressed in these posts are those of the bloggers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any institution. The goal of this blog is to create an open discussion about education reform (most notably parental choice) in Oklahoma. All feedback is welcome as long as it includes the commenter's name and doesn't violate the common rules of netiquette.
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I'm thinking I need to move to Arizona....all we seem to have is high schoolers that can't pass 4 of 7 tests in 4 years or schools that are doing so poorly the state has to threaten to take over. And finally the lawsuits to make sure the keepers of the status quo keep control in their little fiefdoms. Arizona here I come.....
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