These Schools Destroy Stereotypes Against School Choice

The public school system works well for many students, but not all of them. Still, school choice programs are the subject of many misconceptions, thanks largely to the agenda of school choice opponents. While school choice programs can allow families to select a religious school for their children’s education, school choice is so much more than that. School choice allows innovative educators to create an education specifically customized to their students’ needs. Many times, without these innovative educational options, students would be left behind in the public school system, without the chance to reach academic or social fulfillment. The stories of these schools, Build UP in Birmingham, Alabama, Fugees Academy Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, and Kuumba Preparatory School for the Arts in Washington D.C., help illustrate how school choice empowers children who need an educational option that meets their needs, where they are.

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