What is it? School Choice
With school choice debates in states across the country, author Neal McCluskey helps us answer important questions such as, ‘what is it’ and ‘why is it controversial?’
Ohio joined the growing number of states passing pro-school choice legislation by expanding its voucher program to more families.
“Ohio is the eighth state to go all-in on school choice in just two years,” Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, told Fox News. “The dam is breaking for the government school monopoly.”
The $86 billion education budget that Gov. Mike DeWine signed Tuesday included pro-school choice policies, joining Arizona, West Virginia, Iowa, Utah, Arkansas, Florida and Oklahoma, which passed similar legislation in the past two years.
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Ohio’s voucher expansion allows families earning up to 450% of the federal poverty line ($135,000 for a family of four) to apply for scholarships. Previously, only…