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Bartlett Center urges market options in K–12: proponents say choice improves outcomes, critics warn of oversight needs
Summary
Andrew Klein of the Josiah Bartlett Center argued Ways and Means should advance policies that create greater parental choice in K–12 education — including education savings and open enrollment — saying research usually shows public school outcomes improve when choice increases. Committee members raised accountability and fiscal questions.
Andrew Klein, president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, presented the committee the center’s view that K–12 education should operate more like a marketplace where parents can choose providers and thereby drive improvements across districts.
Klein described studies cited by the center and other researchers showing that when parents can move public dollars to other public or private options, district schools…
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