Update on Education Policy from the Buckeye Institute, Summer 2005
Over the past ten years the Buckeye Institute has offered to Ohio's policymakers and the public a compelling vision of how children, parents and all Ohioans would benefit from school choice.
Our vision continues to win wider acceptance and important gains in choice-based reforms are being made. Legislation significantly expanding the state's voucher scholarship program was signed last month by Governor Taft. Beginning with the 2006 school year, over 19,000 families in Ohio will have a real chance to escape their failing government-run schools using voucher scholarships.
Please follow these links for recent work by the Buckeye Institute reflecting this effort:
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Here are links to some of our favorite school choice policy resources:
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The Friedman Foundation - The Friedmans' gift to the school choice movement they helped to ignite 50 years ago. |
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The Fordham Foundation - Dayton, Ohio is becoming ground zero for school choice and Fordham is a big reason for that. |
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Alliance for School Choice - Creating opportunities for systemic and sustainable educational reform that puts parents in charge. |
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Atlantic Institute for Market Studies - AIMS's school report card methodolgy is potentially another import from our neighbors to the north. |
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Education Intelligence Agency - The skinny on how teacher unions stand between our children and a decent education, and other valuable insights into the inner workings of our schools. |
