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4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers
Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school.
http://4Brevard.com/choice/
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Black Alliance for Education Options
Supports empowering low income black families with school choice.
http://www.baeo.org
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Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC)
Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally.
http://www.cacharterschools.org/
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Citizens For Educational Freedom
Helps parents take action to acquire freedom of education for their children. Provides newsletters, a three-step tutorial what to do, and background information.
http://www.educational-freedom.org/
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Cost of Education
Cato Institute study: What Would a Voucher Buy. Documents the cost of public and private education.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-025.html
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Dr. Quentin Quade's essays on school choice
Part of Blum Center at Marquette University's effort to collect, organize, synthesize and distribute information regarding school choice efforts across the country.
http://www.marquette.edu/blum/pamph.html
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Education Policy Institute
Documented inside information on PTA and teacher unions. Education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, plus expert revelations on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters.
http://www.educationpolicy.org/
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Educational Issues
National Center for Policy Analysis whitepapers on education issues, particularly School Choice and teacher's union obstruction of Choice reforms.
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu1.html
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Excellent Education for Everyone
Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens.
http://www.nje3.org
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Faith In Public Schools Fades
African-American parents with children in Georgia public schools are more likely than white parents to think private companies should run those facilities.
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100299/met_1b1Priva.html
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Floridians for School Choice
Action-oriented and effective advocacy for giving every family in Florida the opportunity to choose their child's school using public education funds as a scholarship.
http://www.floridians.org/
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FOXNews - Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools?
The article describes the movement of taking kids out of public schools.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52076,00.html
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Grandfather Education Report
A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form, of the status and trends of education quality and its cost.
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/education.htm
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Jews and School Choice
The article shows the problem from a jewish point of view.
http://www.jefi.org/9.2.03/html/btz/comm58.html
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Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation
A foundation supported by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Advocates restructuring the education system to ensure educational service competition and free choice.
http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/
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National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
National organization supporting parents, students and teachers enrolled in alternative education. Membership information, publications, resources, jobs, news, and contact information.
http://www.ncacs.org/
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Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students
A large study comparing home school students and their counterparts.
http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/Rudner0.asp
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School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States
This conservative research facility publishes details and statistics on each state's School Choice efforts, and maintains links to many other Choice sites.
http://www.heritage.org/schools/
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School Choice Research - Harvard University Index
Program on Education Policy and Governance presents research papers and executive summaries on the results of innovative US policies.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/pepg/
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School Choice Research - Manhattan Institute Index
Comprehensive summary of education reform policy studies published by their Center for Civic Innovation.
http://www.manhattaninstitute.org/html/cci.htm#educationreform
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School Choice Wisconsin
Provides information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools.
http://www.schoolchoiceinfo.org/
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School Choice: Issues and Answers
Citizens for a Sound Economy research paper is easy to read and well referenced. It covers 8 forms of Choice.
http://www.cse.org/processor/printer.php?issue_id=669
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School Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Education Reform
A worldwide research comparing competitive schools to government run schools. Many essays, articles, book reviews, and complete book chapters included.
http://www.schoolchoices.org
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School Reform News
Reprints of education articles reporting on school reform efforts nationwide from School Choice to Teacher Unions.
http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuiteTopic.cfm?issId=3&istId=206
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School Reform News
The Heartland Institute's national monthly outreach publication for school reformers, with 1000s of articles on vouchers, test scores and graduation rates.
http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=6
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The Charter School Project
An organization networking with charter schools provides weekly updates of the state legislation relating to public charter schools.
http://www.charterproject.org/
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The National Charter School Clearinghouse
Provides resources on several charter school research topics.
http://www.ncsc.info
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Virtual Charters: Public Schooling at Home
K12, a Virtual charter school led by former education secretary, Bill Bennett, provides free curriculum, computers and connections for homeschoolers.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0108/p14s1-lepr.html
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Who Got It Right? Retrospective on the Department of Education
Thomas Fordham think tank juxtaposes federal bureaucratic promises with lack of results, concluding that in 20 years DOE has wasted billions satisfying teachers unions, and is detrimental to education.
http://www.edexcellence.net/issuespl/subject/federal/eddept.html
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Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner-City Children
The Manhattan Institute feature article by The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore "The City That Reads."
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cb_20.htm
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WorldNetDaily: Vouching for Liberty by Alan Keyes
Article by the conservative commentator proposing public school choice in the United States without vouchers.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21329
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