school vouchers
Tuition payment certificates
School vouchers are government-funded certificates that parents can use to pay for private school tuition instead of sending their children to public schools.
Proponents argue vouchers expand educational choice; opponents contend they divert funding from public education.
The policy remains contentious in American politics: The state legislature debated a school voucher bill.
Families selecting children's education
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- open enrollmentDesignated benefits signup window
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- MontessoriChild-led educational philosophy
Waldorf · alternative education · opt-out · portability · eligibility · application · waitlist
Financial assistance from government
- tax creditDirect reduction of liability
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- grantBestow or award money
- tuition assistanceEmployer-funded learning support
public funding · allocation · reimbursement · means-tested · income threshold · financial aid · federal funding · endowment
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
eligibility criteria · means testing · pilot program · expansion · sunset clause · constitutionality · state constitution · implementation
Converting to commerce-driven systems
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- free marketCommerce without state intervention
- consumer choiceBuyer's range of alternatives
Milton Friedman · entrepreneurship · corporate management · commodification · disinvestment
Educational performance inequality
- segregationForced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
underserved communities · diversity · social mobility · fairness · discrimination · inclusion · urban-rural divide
Pleading for a cause
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- teachers unionsCollective bargaining groups for educators
- cream-skimmingSelecting only lucrative portions
- church-state separationGovernment religious neutrality doctrine
lobbying · stakeholders · referendum · litigation · partisanship · bipartisanship · talking points · think tanks
parental choice
Families selecting children's education
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- open enrollmentDesignated benefits signup window
- tuitionPayment for instruction
Montessori · Waldorf · alternative education · opt-out · portability · eligibility · application · waitlist
subsidy
Financial assistance from government
- tax creditDirect reduction of liability
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- grantBestow or award money
tuition assistance · public funding · allocation · reimbursement · means-tested · income threshold · financial aid · federal funding · endowment · tax deduction
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
oversight · eligibility criteria · means testing · pilot program · expansion · sunset clause · constitutionality · state constitution · implementation · compliance
marketization
Converting to commerce-driven systems
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- free marketCommerce without state intervention
Milton Friedman · consumer choice · entrepreneurship · corporate management · commodification · disinvestment
achievement gap
Educational performance inequality
- segregationForced separation by group
- integrationCombining into a whole
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
equal opportunity · underserved communities · diversity · social mobility · fairness · discrimination · inclusion · urban-rural divide
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- teachers unionsCollective bargaining groups for educators
- cream-skimmingSelecting only lucrative portions
church-state separation · lobbying · stakeholders · referendum · litigation · partisanship · bipartisanship · talking points · think tanks · activism
- education historyeducation reforms, educational reforms, medieval universities, schoolmaster, educational policies
- Education Policyeducation policy, education reform, education laws, education funding, education budget
- education reformeducation reform, curriculum reform, Common Core, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing
- religious educationreligious education, Bible college, Bible stories, religious instruction, church teachings
- school choicehomeschool, vouchers, virtual learning, learning pods, open enrollment
- educationeducation, teachers, students, learning, teaching
school voucherspublic school system
Government-operated educational network
school, schooling, schooled, schools, schoolgirl, schoolboy, voucher, unschooled, schoolhouse