Educational Freedom

• Allows parents freedom to choose the school that best meets the need of the child.
  
• Lets the money follow the child to a public or private school.
  
• Leads to competition, transparency, accountability, and greater responsiveness to the needs of the child.
  

Educational Freedom gives

• Parents a say in the future of the child.
  
• Public and private schools incentives to improve more rapidly.
  
• Parents access to high-quality K-12 educational options NOW.
  

School Choice and Educational Options

What is school choice? What are educational options?
School choice refers to public policies or programs that provide parents access to a variety of schools. Educational options and school choice are, at times, used interchangeably. Educational options are choices in education.

Educational Options

• Public schools
  
• Private schools
• Public Charter Schools
  
• Homeschooling
• Education Savings Account
• Scholarships/Vouchers
• Tuition Tax Credits

One size does not fit all
Every child has unique needs. Parents should be empowered to choose the school for the child based on individual need. While wealthy and middle-class parents are currently able to choose the schools their children attend by moving to communities with high-performing public schools or paying private school tuition in addition to school taxes, most economically disadvantaged families have few schooling choices for their children.