A Closer Look at Romney's Vision for School Choice - Charters & Choice - Education Week - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 24 May 12On Wednesday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney unveiled his agenda for the nation's schools. It's a document that focuses extensively on expanding school choice-its centerpiece is probably a proposal to allow parents to use federal anti-poverty and special education funding for private school vouchers, as well charters and online courses. (See my colleague Alyson Klein's overview of the full plan.) I recently took another pass through Romney's proposals and looked in more detail at his vision of school choice. A couple takeaways and tidbits