1/3/12: 2011 Was a Big Year for School Choice

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2011 saw significant gains for advocates of school. More states passed school voucher and scholarship tax credit legislation than ever before. Andrew Campanella, vice president of National School Choice Week told One news now that “It took 20 years for the school-choice movement to pass 20 school-choice programs into law. And this year, seven new programs were enacted. So this is a banner year for the school-choice movement, and parents across the country are experiencing educational freedom like never before.”

Campanella said most programs that were launched have been challenged in court by teachers unions and other opponents. But he’s confident that the courts will see the motivation behind the lawsuits and overturn the challenges.