Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Strengthening Oklahoma's commitment to the public financing of K-12 education

"ESAs are gaining popularity because they bring two important features to K-12 education that it often lacks: customization for children and accountability for taxpayers," Lindsey M. Burke and Robert C. Enlow write today ("Fight for education choice in Oklahoma must continue").
ESAs are a critically needed refinement of the public education model. Instead of allocating taxpayer funding directly to school districts based on student counts and with little concern for school performance, ESAs enable funding to go directly to parents, who can then choose options — whether private schooling, individual public school courses, tutors, or other options — that best match their children's unique learning needs. 
ESAs would strengthen Oklahoma's commitment to the public financing of K-12 education by moving away from state-run schools being the sole provider of that education. By separating the financing of education from the delivery of services, ESAs gives parents the power to customize the best possible education for their children.

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