- Educational Issues
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National Center for Policy Analysis whitepapers on education issues, particularly School Choice and teacher's union obstruction of Choice reforms.
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu1.html
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- 4Choice - School Choice without Vouchers
Presentation of a model legislation that lets parents choose the school.
http://4Brevard.com/choice/
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- Alliance for the Separation of School and State
Argues against the interference by government in education.
http://honestedu.org/
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- Black Alliance for Education Options
Supports empowering low income black families with school choice.
http://www.baeo.org
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- Center for Education Reform
Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control.
http://edreform.com/
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- Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC)
Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policy makers in California, nationally, and internationally.
http://www.cacharterschools.org/
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- Citizens For Educational Freedom
Helps parents take action to acquire freedom of education for their children. Provides newsletters, a three-step tutorial what to do, and background information.
http://www.educational-freedom.org/
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- Class Acts
Arizona had 1/3 of the nation's charter schools. This study by business and economics writer James K. Glassman looks at competitive effects on all schools.
http://www.reason.com/9804/fe.glassman.html
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- Cost of Education
Cato Institute study: What Would a Voucher Buy. Documents the cost of public and private education.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/briefs/bp-025.html
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- Diligently to Thy Children: The Case for School Choice
The group Toward Tradition advocates school choice based on Torah and traditional Jewish principles.
http://www.towardtradition.org/Publications/SchoolChoice_5-10.pdf
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- Dr. Quentin Quade's essays on school choice
Part of Blum Center at Marquette University's effort to collect, organize, synthesize and distribute information regarding school choice efforts across the country.
http://www.marquette.edu/blum/pamph.html
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- Education Policy Institute
Documented inside information on PTA and teacher unions. Education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, plus expert revelations on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters.
http://www.educationpolicy.org/
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- Eliminate Governmental Interference in Education
Alliance for Intellectual Freedom in Education supports Choice, with emphasis on homeschooling.
http://www.mainstream.net/nhpolitics/thinker.html
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- Excellent Education for Everyone
Collection of articles in favour of school choice by the coalition of New Jersey citizens.
http://www.nje3.org
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- Faith In Public Schools Fades
African-American parents with children in Georgia public schools are more likely than white parents to think private companies should run those facilities.
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100299/met_1b1Priva.html
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- Floridians for School Choice
Action-oriented and effective advocacy for giving every family in Florida the opportunity to choose their child's school using public education funds as a scholarship.
http://www.floridians.org/
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- FOXNews - Are Parents Boycotting Public Schools?
The article describes the movement of taking kids out of public schools.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,52076,00.html
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- Fraser Institute - Competitive Market Solutions
See what Americans can learn from school choice success in Canada. The Case for School Choice: Models from the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, and Sweden.
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/education/index.asp?snav=edu
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- Freedom Of Education
News, information, essays, and links promoting educational liberty and the separation of school and state, and providing information on the history of compulsory schooling.
http://www.freedomofeducation.org
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- Grandfather Education Report
A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form, of the status and trends of education quality and its cost.
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/education.htm
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- Jews and School Choice
The article shows the problem from a jewish point of view.
http://www.jefi.org/9.2.03/html/btz/comm58.html
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- Michigan Union Accountability Act:
Mackinac Center for Public Policy takes aim at teacher unions as the main barrier to School Choice. See study, proposed legislation, and other policy research.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=3944
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- Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation
A foundation supported by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman. Advocates restructuring the education system to ensure educational service competition and free choice.
http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/
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- National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
National organization supporting parents, students and teachers enrolled in alternative education. Membership information, publications, resources, jobs, news, and contact information.
http://www.ncacs.org/
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- PACE Parents Advancing Choice in Education
Montgomery County, Ohio grassroots example of community scholarships and guidance, helping parents exercise choice.
http://www.pacedayton.org/home.htm
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