School choice, the policy debate surrounding using public education funds to allow students to attend a range of alternatives to traditional public schools, has become more widespread in the United States over the past few years.
While 18 states have taken no action on school choice, according to school choice nonprofit EdChoice, other states have followed the direction of Florida, which has the largest school choice program in the nation. EdChoice reported Florida spent approximately $1.2 billion on its school choice programs, equaling around four percent of the state’s total spending on K-12 education.
Last July, Arizona’s Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed the nation’s most comprehensive private school voucher program into law, allowing more than 1.2 million children statewide to access funds for private school costs, according to the Associated Press….