School choice programs improve the education experience of individual students while encouraging public school systems to improve. Research from Harvard shows many students benefit academically from charter schools and voucher programs.
Harvard and Manhattan Institute researchers have tracked improvements to the public school system spurred by competition with choice schools. Even the modest public school choice programs under the No Child Left Behind Act show promise. A recent study showed Chicago students who transferred to other public schools outpaced their peers who remained at poor performing schools.
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