School Choice

ALLENTOWN: BOE seeks to expand "school choice" course offerings

25 May 2012

ALLENTOWN The Upper Freehold Regional School District is seeking state approval to offer four new âschool choiceâ programs that could gradually accept 200 out-of-district students whose tuition is paid almost entirely by the state.

Amesbury resumes school choice for several grades

24 May 2012

AMESBURY — The district will once again be accepting school choice students in certain grades following four years of belt tightening culminating with deep budget cuts last year. The School Committee has decided to open school choice for grades 5, 6 and 7 at the middle school and all grades at the high school. The elementary grades as well as eighth grade are closed to choice students because of ...

Romney urges greater school choices

23 May 2012

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney said Wednesday he would greatly expand school-choice options to address what he called a national education emergency.