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School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: Nina Shokraii Rees and Sarah E. Youssef
Country: United States

Very useful state-by-state directory with stats like per-pupil spending, graduation rate, etc., along with a discussion of the state's progress towards school choice. (Updated 5/99)

Bush on school choice
Source: Issues 2000
Country: United States

What George Bush has said about school choice, plus links to the school choice views of other 2000 presidential candidates. "I welcome all kinds of innovation into the system, recognizing that one size doesn’t fit all, and understanding that the best reforms are those that have been tried at the local level."

Topschools Web site
Source: Topschools
Country: United States
E-mail: saari@topschools.com

Site details a charter school set up in Bellevue, Washington, and offers very helpful advice to others wishing to set up similar schools.

CEO America affiliate programs
Source: CEO America
Country: United States

Click on the map in your area of the country to find contact information for programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation, a national clearinghouse for privately funded voucher program information.

The battle over school choice
Source: Frontline
Country: United States

Provides links to views for and against school choice, including "Frontline" interviews with Clint Bolick and Paul Peterson; based on the PBS "Frontline" special.

Institute for Justice school choice casework
Source: Institute for Justice
Country: United States

Frequently updated, this section of the IJ web site focuses on their current school choice cases, as well as general information on school choice issues.

School choice on the web
Source: Netscape's Open Directory
Country: United States
E-mail: webb@Brevard.net

A general directory of information on the pros and cons on school choice and related issues.

Books on school and state
Source: Learn in Freedom
Country: United States
E-mail: kmbunday@ms29.hinet.net

Extensive bibliography of books addressing the relationship between school and state. Heavy emphasis on parental choice and free-market approaches.

Private school locator 1997-98
Source: Private School Universe Survey
Country: United States

The information in this locator comes from the over 29,000 schools who participated in NCES's 1997-98 Private School Survey (PSS). Using this locator, you can retrieve a particular private school, or a group of schools, based on selection criteria you specify.

School choice works
Source: Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Country: United States

Video and audio clips refuting the myths of school choice, research, and commentaries.

School choice in the states
Source: Center for Education Reform
Country: United States

An overview of school choice successes and setbacks in 2000, with links to further background. States covered include Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, California, and the District of Columbia.

School choice issue suite
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: staff
Country: United States

Excellent resource for news and commentary on school choice issues. Lots of helpful links, too.

Model school choice legislation
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: staff
Country: United States

"Opinion polls indicate that significant majorities of the American public support allowing parents to choose the schools their children attend without financial penalty. With a major U.S. Supreme Court decision on school vouchers expected in the summer of 2002, now is a good time to ask what an ideal voucher program would look like." (06/02)

Supreme Court coverage of the Cleveland school choice case
Source: Black Alliance for Educational Options
Country: United States

BAEO lists 37 links, from September 30, 2001 to February 21, 2002 providing news coverage, amicus briefs and publications relating to the Cleveland School Choice case currently being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. (02/02)

School choice resources
Source: Institute for Justice
Country: United States

The Institute for Justice has compiled a collection of information about school choice and data on court cases in which the group is pushing families' right to choose.

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