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In contemporary America, the idea of school choice came to the fore in the 1950s and 1960s. One aspect was resistance to desegregation. As part of "massive resistance" some southern states and communities enacted school choice schemes as a way to thwart the integration of schools in the wake of the Brown v.

United States In 1852, Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to pass a compulsory universal public education law. In particular, the Massachusetts General Court required every town to create and operate a grammar school.

School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to public schools. It is the subject of fierce debate in various state legislatures across the United States.

School choice has been around for nearly 150 years. Vermont's town-tuitioning program has served families since 1869. In 1991, Wisconsin became the first state to create a modern school voucher program.

School choice has been around for nearly 150 years. Vermont's town-tuitioning program has served families since 1869. In 1991, Wisconsin became the first state to create a modern school voucher program.

In contemporary America, the idea of school choice came to the fore in the 1950s and 1960s. One aspect was resistance to desegregation. As part of "massive resistance" some southern states and communities enacted school choice schemes as a way to thwart the integration of schools in the wake of the Brown v.

United States In 1852, Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to pass a compulsory universal public education law. In particular, the Massachusetts General Court required every town to create and operate a grammar school.

The oldest extant school voucher programs in the United States are the Town Tuitioning programs in Vermont and Maine, beginning in 1869 and 1873 respectively.

School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to public schools. It is the subject of fierce debate in various state legislatures across the United States.

May 12, 1869: Detroit Educator Fannie Richards Helps to Desegregate Michigan Schools. On May 12, 1869, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of school desegregation in the case of Joseph Workman v. the Detroit Board of Education, almost 90 years before the United States' landmark Brown v. Board of Education.

Each local school district decides whether or not it will participate in schools of choice.

School choice has been around for nearly 150 years. Vermont's town-tuitioning program has served families since 1869. In 1991, Wisconsin became the first state to create a modern school voucher program.

US : a program or policy in which students are given the choice to use public funds to attend a school other than their district's public school (as at a charter school, private school, home school, or at a public school in a different district)

School choice has been around for nearly 150 years. Vermont's town-tuitioning program has served families since 1869. In 1991, Wisconsin became the first state to create a modern school voucher program.

Michigan's school of choice policy officially began in 1994 as part of the Prop A change in school finance, allowing school districts the option of allowing students from other school districts to enroll in their schools. The same policy change allowed the creation of charter schools.

The oldest extant school voucher programs in the United States are the Town Tuitioning programs in Vermont and Maine, beginning in 1869 and 1873 respectively.

State Compulsory School Attendance Laws StateEnactment 1Compulsory attendance, 2013 California 1874 6–18 Colorado 1889 6–17 Connecticut 1872 5–18 Delaware 1907 5–1647 more rows

May 12, 1869: Detroit Educator Fannie Richards Helps to Desegregate Michigan Schools. On May 12, 1869, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of school desegregation in the case of Joseph Workman v. the Detroit Board of Education, almost 90 years before the United States' landmark Brown v. Board of Education.

Schools of Choice programs provide students with additional enrollment opportunities, which range from allowing students to determine which school within the resident district they will enroll, to allowing non-resident students to enroll in a district other than their own.

Each local school district decides whether or not it will participate in schools of choice.

US : a program or policy in which students are given the choice to use public funds to attend a school other than their district's public school (as at a charter school, private school, home school, or at a public school in a different district)

Michigan's school of choice policy officially began in 1994 as part of the Prop A change in school finance, allowing school districts the option of allowing students from other school districts to enroll in their schools. The same policy change allowed the creation of charter schools.

State Compulsory School Attendance Laws StateEnactment 1Compulsory attendance, 2013 California 1874 6–18 Colorado 1889 6–17 Connecticut 1872 5–18 Delaware 1907 5–1647 more rows

Schools of Choice programs provide students with additional enrollment opportunities, which range from allowing students to determine which school within the resident district they will enroll, to allowing non-resident students to enroll in a district other than their own.