The Education Exchange: Private-School Choice Loses When Voters Asked to Decide

But there are clear signs of expansion through legislative wins

Photo of Vladimir KoganVladimir Kogan, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how voters handle school choice at the ballot box in the United States.

Voters Reject Vouchers—Again! What the defeat of private school choice measures in three states signals for the movement,” co-written with Parker Baxter and Michael Hartney, is available now at Education Next.

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