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Only in other provinces and states? Pity!
In the wake of a new study showing that Milwaukee school choice students were more likely than their public school counterparts to graduate from high school and proceed to a four-year college, I thought I would provide an up-date on the progress of school choice programs in the US.
February 8 VIRGINIA New tax credit scholarship program
March 10 ARIZONA Expansion of tax credit program
March 10 UTAH Expansion of voucher program
March 15 COLORADO New voucher program
March 16 OKLAHOMA New tax credit scholarship program
March 30 INDIANA New voucher program
March 30 DC Expansion of voucher program
March 30 MINNESOTA New voucher program
The research on existing school choice programs suggests that these expanded/new programs will improve students’ lives, and so more programs will be expanded and created. Eventually, the weight of the evidence will become too heavy to ignore. And Canadians can hardly say this is just an American phenomenon, since the students in Canadian provinces that already have significant school choice programs (Alberta, BC, and Quebec) do better than students in other provinces.