When Friedman introduced these ideas there were two school choice programs in the country; town
tuitioning programs in Vermont and Maine.
Today, 28 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) operate 54 private - school - choice programs, which include not only government - issued vouchers but also tax - credit scholarships, education savings accounts (ESAs), and town -
tuitioning programs for rural families.
New Hampshire's town
tuitioning program is very restrictive on eligibility for both students and schools.
Just a few years later, in 1874, 1873, Maine starts its own
tuitioning program.
In 1869, Vermont passes a law, which is the forerunner of today's town
tuitioning program.
Not exact matches
Some districts in the largely rural state have long - standing voucher - like
programs, called «
tuitioning,» in which they pay to enroll students at secular private schools or public schools in other districts when...
While school choice does have a history in rural states — since 1869, Vermont has allowed parents to select a nearby school for their student to attend at the expense of their own town through a «
tuitioning»
program — few states have encouraged the direct creation of rural, publicly funded schools of choice.
The provision barring religious schools from participating in the
program limits the amount of choices town
tuitioning students actually have.
Moreover, the
program does not provide transportation funding for
tuitioning students.
In addition to charter schools, New Hampshire already has two school choice
programs — a tax - credit scholarship and a town
tuitioning voucher
program.