Since virtually all children attending public school went to the one in their neighborhood, parents could only change public schools by moving. The other choices were private school, or home schooling-a challenge that few parents were willing or prepared to tackle. The school choice movement arose from educational reform efforts of the 1980s, in part as a public school response to voucher proponents-who proposed, in essence, giving parents a chunk of their taxpayer dollars back to spend at any licensed school, public or private. 48204, it established the right to register elementary-age children in the school district where a parent worked. Districts of Choice offer intriguing opportunities for students able to commute.
Proponents believe that school choice benefits everyone.
Although the payoffs don't always come quickly, just a few years into this new approach students, parents, schools, and communities say they're more satisfied with public education. Choice recognizes that schools are not all the same-any more than students are. Certain students get more from the particular strengths of certain schools. Public school choice gives families at all economic levels the chance to choose the best school for each child. It helps to equalize the balance of power between districts and schools, and the parents they serve.