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Title: Comprehensive yet Simple: Florida's Tapestry of School Choice Programs

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Publication Year: 2006

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Abstract: Most states now offer some form of school choice—charter schools in most states, open enrollment in several, vouchers or tax credits for private school tuition in a few. Florida, however, is special. This is partly because some of its choice programs are unique, but it is mainly because Florida simultaneously offers multiple programs. Each program is relatively pure, in the sense of being designed around a particular, classic vision of school choice. As a result, each program provides a certain range of opportunities and operates within its own set of constraints. Nevertheless, the programs overlap so that every student in Florida is eligible for at least two programs and some students are eligible for several. In short, Florida offers a tapestry of school choice programs, and the success of the state’s choice initiatives depends on this tapestry approach to coverage. Florida choice programs are, in order of largest to smallest . . .

Url: http://media.hoover.org/sites/default/files/documents/ktf_florida_book_167.pdf

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Authors: Hoxby, Caroline M; Murarka, Sonali

Publisher: Hoover Press

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Topics: Education, Other

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