By Josh Cunningham

Legislatures across the country are recognizing this week as National School Choice Week, recognizing the right of parents to select a school that best meets the needs of their child.

School choice encompasses a wide range of state policies including public forms of choice like charter schools, magnet schools and open enrollment as well as private choice programs like school vouchers and scholarship tax credits.

NCSL is the go-to resource for information on school choice research and legislative activity. No one covers the issue in such a comprehensive and balanced way. Listed are the various web resources NCSL has developed on school choice. Find answers to all your school choice questions below or by contacting NCSL’s school choice expert, Josh Cunningham.

Topic Pages

• School Choice Overview
• Charter Schools
• Private School Choice Overview
• School Vouchers
• Scholarship Tax Credits
• NCSL Education Bill Tracking Database

NCSL Publications

• Comprehensive School Choice Policy – A Guide for Legislators
• State-by-State Comparison of Voucher Laws
• Policy Brief: The Fiscal Impact of School Vouchers and Scholarship Tax Credits
• LegisBrief:  Private School Choice for Students with Disabilities
• LegisBrief: Private School Choice

Charter Schools in the States

• Authorizers
• Caps
• Facilities
• Finance
• Student Achievement
• Teaching in Charter Schools

NCSL Webinars

• Charter School Networks: Does Profit Status Matter? (December 2014)
• Funding Strategies for Charter School Facilities (Decemebr 2013)
• School Vouchers: Legal and Constitutional Issues

Josh Cunningham covers school choice issues for NCSL.

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