The Acton Institute favors a competitive system of choice for education that would offer a variety of schools—including private/religious, charter, and home schools—as options from which families can choose. The ultimate goal of any choice program is giving parents the power to provide their children with the best education possible. Therefore, different methods of school choice should be attempted to ascertain which concept moves us closest toward this goal.
Further Reading:
“Vouchers and Educational Freedom: A Debate”
by Joseph Bast & David Harmer, Douglas Dewey
“A Survey of Results from Voucher Experiments: Where We Are and What We Know”
by Dr. Jay P. Greene