1.0Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Lawhttps://www.lawyerscommittee.orgStanley Augustinhttps://www.lawyerscommittee.org/author/saugustin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/school-choice-and-the-realities-facing-parents/">School “Choice” and the Realities Facing Parents</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/school-choice-and-the-realities-facing-parents/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“School “Choice” and the Realities Facing Parents” — Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Despite continuous emphasis on allowing parents to choose, a deeper examination of school choice reveals that school choice is not parent choice. Studies reveal that charter schools and voucher programs serve fewer special education and English Language Learner students. Moreover, additional studies question the assumption that students in voucher programs and charter schools do perform better than public school students.https://live-lawyers-committee-2020.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10090.jpg