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The Cincinnati Enquirer had a great column yesterday by Peter Bronson that notes an interesting trend in one Cincinnati neighborhood:

While most of the city has been losing families to suburbs that offer more land, newer houses, lower taxes and better schools, this neighborhood is a magnet for young professionals with large, growing families.

Why is this happening? EdChoice vouchers. Orthodox Jewish families are being attracted into the city so they can be near a private Cincinnati Jewish school. These are young professionals, the same type of people who have been fleeing urban settings since the 1960s.

As Bronson notes:

This is not your typical economic development plan. But it shows how a strong school can glue a neighborhood together. These families bring contributions far more valuable than the cost of vouchers.

Freedom as a way to spur economic development? Who would have imagined?

Tags: Education, School Choice

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