Governors are increasingly expanding education options to help exceed their statewide education goals, according to a new report by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Center for School Change (CSC) at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
The report, Providing Quality Choice Options in Education, details the number of school choice strategies governors are using to improve student achievement and raise graduation rates. The report reviews a variety of state choice policies. In addition, it also features research and analysis by proponents and critics of school choice.
“This publication will be a valuable tool for governors and other policymakers to help implement school choice options, as well as improve and expand existing school choice policies,” said Dane Linn, director of the NGA Center’s Education Division. “Many governors find providing students and parents with greater choice in the available educational options creates a more competitive environment. In turn, competition helps spur schools to improve performance and better meet the needs of their students.”
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