Host: Adam SommerGuest: Jean Evans with "American Federation For Children""School Choice" can be traced back to 1955 in pre-civil rights southern states. After the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) many white southerners were unhappy that white and black children would be made to attend school together after the policy of "separate but equal" was found to violate the 14th Amendment. While the overall tenor of the movement has changed the base level idea remains the same. Take money designated for traditional public schools and move that money, through a combination of vouchers and scholarship savings accounts, to charter and private schools. While some contend this will help students in impoverished areas gain access to quality education and foster a marketplace of innovation among school competing for students - others argue that the reality of "school choice" leads only to worse conditions for schools overall and is no more than a cleverly disguised scheme to defund public education entirely. A Brief history: https://medium.com/the-new-leader/a-brief-history-of-school-choice-1955-to-now-3f7dc4a3cb93https://www.federationforchildren.org/staff/jean-evans/
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