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School Choice Now: The Power of Educational Choice
Failing Schools Programs Failing schools programs help students stuck in persistently failing public schools. These programs allow students to attend the private or public school of their parents’ choice, providing immediate educational options to students. Four of the nation’s 32 private school choice programs are failing schools programs.
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Voucher Programs Louisiana’s Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program* Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship Program* Scholarship Tax Credit Programs Oklahoma’s Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships* Education Savings Account Programs Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program*
Special Needs Scholarship Programs Special needs scholarship programs are private school choice programs designed specifically for students with special needs. These programs allow students to attend a public or private school that can address their specific learning needs. Eleven of the nation’s 32 private school choice programs are specifically designed to serve students with special needs. Voucher Programs Florida’s John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program Louisiana’s School Choice Pilot Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program Ohio’s Autism Scholarship Program Ohio’s Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program Oklahoma’s Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program Utah’s Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship Scholarship Tax Credit Programs Arizona’s Lexie’s Law Education Savings Account Programs Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program* Individual Tuition Tax Credits North Carolina’s Tax Credits for Children with Disabilities
* Some programs are designed to be both failing schools and means tested or means preferenced. In addition, some programs are designed for students with special needs and students stuck in failing schools.
School Choice Yearbook 2012–13