Cato Institute Launches New Center To Support School Choice Efforts
From parents to political pundits, few education issues create more buzz than the V-word. Depending on who's talking, vouchers offer the bright hope of choice for students stuck in troubled public schools or the beginning of the end for public education.
The Cato Institute, a Washington-based think tank that promotes limited government and the value of free markets, is looking to carve out a niche in the school choice debates with a new Center for Educational Freedom. The center will push to make the case that free markets have much to offer in the way of providing better options to students looking for something more than what traditional public schools deliver.
The center's four-person staff will focus on varied aspects of school choice, including...
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