The Parental Choice Fallacy in Education Reform Debates

25 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2013

Date Written: 2012

Abstract

Proponents of school vouchers often tout parental choice as a vehicle for positive innovation, general improvement of school systems, and better education for individual children. This Article explains why this reasoning is fallacious.

Keywords: vouchers, choice schools, parents' rights, school regulation, poverty

Suggested Citation

Dwyer, James Gerard, The Parental Choice Fallacy in Education Reform Debates (2012). Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 87, No. 5, 2012, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-255, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2316820

James Gerard Dwyer (Contact Author)

William & Mary Law School ( email )

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P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
United States

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