For nearly as long as we have had public schools, we have had school choice. Why? Because communities with greater financial resources were able to invest more in their schools, and over time, those schools attracted more families of means, driving a self-sustaining cycle of high-performing schools and increased property values.

Unfortunately, this model left many children behind, particularly in our largest cities.

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