Opposing Views

» 4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers    Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school.    http://4brevard.com/choice/

» Alliance for the Separation of School and State    Argues against the interference by government in education.    http://honestedu.org/

» Black Alliance for Education Options    Supports empowering low income black families with school choice.    http://www.baeo.org

» Center for Education Reform    Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professional    http://edreform.com/

» 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/

» Charter Schools Kiwi-style    A former member of New Zealand's Parliament describes the reforms in his country.    http://4brevard.com/choice/new-zealand.htm

» 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/

» Class Acts    Arizona had 1/3 of the nation's charter schools. This study by business and economics writer James K. Glassman looks at competitive effects on all schools.    http://www.reason.com/9804/fe.glassman.html

» 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

» 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

» 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 refor    http://www.educationpolicy.org/

» 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

» Excellent Education for Everyone    Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens.    http://www.nje3.org

» 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

» 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

» 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/

» Fraser Institute - Competitive Market Solutions    See what Americans can learn from school choice success in Canada. The Case for School Choice: Models from the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, and Sweden.    http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/education/index.asp?snav=edu

» Freedom Of Education    News, information, essays, and links promoting educational liberty and separation of school and state.    http://www.freedomofeducation.net

» Grandfather Education Report    A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form, of the status and trends of education quality and its cost.    http://home.att.net/~mwhodges/education.htm

» 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

» Michigan Union Accountability Act:    Mackinac Center for Public Policy takes aim at teacher unions as the main barrier to School Choice. See study, proposed legislation, and other policy research.    http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=3944

» 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/

» 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/

» Reason Magazine - No Vouchers for You    Review of a speech by a member of the black community.    http://reason.com/hod/sm061501.html

» Reason magazine - Schools of Thought    Article explaining some backgrounds on the topic and the organizations involved.    http://reason.com/9701/fe.rick.shtml

» Resources for Teachers Needing Help    The American Society for Ethics in Education offers resources for teachers.    http://www.edethics.org/resources_for_teachers.htm

» 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

» 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/Research/Education/bg1970.cfm

» 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/

» 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

» School Choice Research - The Cato Institute: Index    Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs based on classical values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets.    http://www.cato.org/current/school-choice/index.html

» School Choice Wars    John Merrifield, economics professor at University of Texas, in articles and a new book, explains why K-12 schools governed by market forces would be much more attractive to teachers than the status quo.    http://business.utsa.edu/faculty/jmerrifi/

» School Choice Wisconsin    Provides information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools.    http://www.schoolchoiceinfo.org/

» School Choice: Good for Teachers    A teacher explores reasons why Choice will increase demand and salaries for good teachers.    http://www.mackinac.org/pubs/mer/article.asp?ID=3429

» 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

» 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

» 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

» School Vouchers Links    Definitions of some common terms used regarding the issue as well as links to sites for and against school choice through vouchers.    http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/voucher/index.html

» Teachers for Better Education    Organization of teachers who support school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship program.    http://ivbe.org/tbe/

» The National Charter School Clearinghouse    Provides resources on several charter school research topics.    http://www.ncsc.info

» The Right Thing; Why liberals should be pro-choice    A Brookings Institution fellow, in The New Republic, discusses emerging political constituencies for Choice versus the cognitive dissonance created by our current government monopoly.    http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/ravitch/20011008.htm

» The Union That Killed Education    Newsmax.com Book review "The Worm in the Apple: How the Teachers Unions Are Destroying American Education," a new book by Peter Brimelow    http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/2/16/204756.shtml

» Universal Tuition Tax Credit    Mackinac Center for Public Policy - "Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education". Also available as a 76 page download.    http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=362

» 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

» 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

» 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

» Zelman v. Simmons-Harris    Actual June 2002 supreme court decision stating for the fourth time that school choice has no first amendment problem in religious schools.    http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/00-1751.pdf