Funding school choice programs: "... vouchers or tax credits ... not only will give children access ti better education, [they] will unleast the power of constructive competition that will lead to dramatically improved outcomes in the future.".(Education) From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: Salisbury, David F. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SCHOOL VOUCHERS have garnered increased attention as more states have adopted programs allowing families to have a choice of private or public--rather than just public--schools. The idea of school choice traces its history at least as far back as political essayist Thomas Paine, who, in The Rights of Man (1791), proposed providing financial support to parents who could use those funds to send their children to private schools. However, it was not until Nobel laureate economist Milt...