 Reason Magazine - No Vouchers for You - http://reason.com/hod/sm061501.html Review of a speech by a member of the black community. |
 Class Acts - http://www.reason.com/9804/fe.glassman.html 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. |
 Reason magazine - Schools of Thought - http://reason.com/9701/fe.rick.shtml Article explaining some backgrounds on the topic and the organizations involved. |
 Faith In Public Schools Fades - http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100299/met_1b1Priva.html African-American parents with children in Georgia public schools are more likely than white parents to think private companies should run those facilities. |
 FOXNews - Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools? - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52076,00.html The article describes the movement of taking kids out of public schools. |
 The Union That Killed Education - http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/2/16/204756.shtml Newsmax.com Book review "The Worm in the Apple: How the Teachers Unions Are Destroying American Education," a new book by Peter Brimelow |
 WorldNetDaily: Vouching for Liberty by Alan Keyes - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21329 Article by the conservative commentator proposing public school choice in the United States without vouchers. |
 School Choice Research - The Cato Institute: Index - http://www.cato.org/current/school-choice/index.html Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs based on classical values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets. |
 Cost of Education - http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-025.html Cato Institute study: What Would a Voucher Buy. Documents the cost of public and private education. |
 School Choice Programs: What's Happening in the States - http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/bg1970.cfm This conservative research facility publishes details and statistics on each state's School Choice efforts, and maintains links to many other Choice sites. |
 Center for Education Reform - http://edreform.com/ 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 professionalism and local control. |
 School Choice Research - Harvard University Index - http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/pepg/ Program on Education Policy and Governance presents research papers and executive summaries on the results of innovative US policies. |
 School Reform News - http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuiteTopic.cfm?issId=3&istId=206 Reprints of education articles reporting on school reform efforts nationwide from School Choice to Teacher Unions. |
 School Reform News - http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=6 The Heartland Institute's national monthly outreach publication for school reformers, with 1000s of articles on vouchers, test scores and graduation rates. |
 Dr. Quentin Quade's essays on school choice - http://www.marquette.edu/blum/pamph.html Part of Blum Center at Marquette University's effort to collect, organize, synthesize and distribute information regarding school choice efforts across the country. |
 Floridians for School Choice - http://www.floridians.org/ 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. |
 School Choice: Issues and Answers - http://www.cse.org/processor/printer.php?issue_id=669 Citizens for a Sound Economy research paper is easy to read and well referenced. It covers 8 forms of Choice. |
 Grandfather Education Report - http://home.att.net/~mwhodges/education.htm A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form, of the status and trends of education quality and its cost. |
 Universal Tuition Tax Credit - http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=362 Mackinac Center for Public Policy - "Proposal to Advance Parental Choice in Education". Also available as a 76 page download. |
 School Choice: Good for Teachers - http://www.mackinac.org/pubs/mer/article.asp?ID=3429 A teacher explores reasons why Choice will increase demand and salaries for good teachers. |
 Michigan Union Accountability Act: - http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=3944 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. |
 The Right Thing; Why liberals should be pro-choice - http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/ravitch/20011008.htm A Brookings Institution fellow, in The New Republic, discusses emerging political constituencies for Choice versus the cognitive dissonance created by our current government monopoly. |
 Educational Issues - http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu1.html National Center for Policy Analysis whitepapers on education issues, particularly School Choice and teacher's union obstruction of Choice reforms. |
 Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students - http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/Rudner0.asp A large study comparing home school students and their counterparts. |
 Jews and School Choice - http://www.jefi.org/9.2.03/html/btz/comm58.html The article shows the problem from a jewish point of view. |
 4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers - http://4brevard.com/choice/ Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school. |
 Charter Schools Kiwi-style - http://4brevard.com/choice/new-zealand.htm A former member of New Zealand's Parliament describes the reforms in his country. |
 National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools - http://www.ncacs.org/ National organization supporting parents, students and teachers enrolled in alternative education. Membership information, publications, resources, jobs, news, and contact information. |
 The National Charter School Clearinghouse - http://www.ncsc.info Provides resources on several charter school research topics. |
 Education Policy Institute - http://www.educationpolicy.org/ 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. |
 School Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Education Reform - http://www.schoolchoices.org A worldwide research comparing competitive schools to government run schools. Many essays, articles, book reviews, and complete book chapters included. |
 Teachers for Better Education - http://ivbe.org/tbe/ Organization of teachers who support school choice and the Opportunity Scholarship program. |
 School Vouchers Links - http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/voucher/index.html Definitions of some common terms used regarding the issue as well as links to sites for and against school choice through vouchers. |
 School Choice Research - Manhattan Institute Index - http://www.manhattaninstitute.org/html/cci.htm#educationreform Comprehensive summary of education reform policy studies published by their Center for Civic Innovation. |
 Fraser Institute - Competitive Market Solutions - http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/education/index.asp?snav=edu 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. |
 Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation - http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/ A foundation supported by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Advocates restructuring the education system to ensure educational service competition and free choice. |
 School Choice Wisconsin - http://www.schoolchoiceinfo.org/ Provides information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools. |
 Virtual Charters: Public Schooling at Home - http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0108/p14s1-lepr.html K12, a Virtual charter school led by former education secretary, Bill Bennett, provides free curriculum, computers and connections for homeschoolers. |
 Excellent Education for Everyone - http://www.nje3.org Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens. |
 Zelman v. Simmons-Harris - http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/00-1751.pdf Actual June 2002 supreme court decision stating for the fourth time that school choice has no first amendment problem in religious schools. |
 Black Alliance for Education Options - http://www.baeo.org Supports empowering low income black families with school choice. |
 Why School Vouchers Can Help Inner-City Children - http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cb_20.htm The Manhattan Institute feature article by The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore "The City That Reads." |
 Citizens For Educational Freedom - http://www.educational-freedom.org/ Helps parents take action to acquire freedom of education for their children. Provides newsletters, a three-step tutorial what to do, and background information. |
 Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) - http://www.cacharterschools.org/ Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally. |
 Resources for Teachers Needing Help - http://www.edethics.org/resources_for_teachers.htm The American Society for Ethics in Education offers resources for teachers. |
 School Choice Wars - http://business.utsa.edu/faculty/jmerrifi/ 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. |
 Alliance for the Separation of School and State - http://honestedu.org/ Argues against the interference by government in education. |
 Freedom Of Education - http://www.freedomofeducation.net News, information, essays, and links promoting educational liberty and separation of school and state. |