{"product_id":"fighting-for-the-freedom-to-learn-examining-the-nation-s-centuries-old-school-choice-movement","title":"Fighting for the Freedom to Learn: Examining the Nation’s Centuries-Old School Choice Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eThe s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003echool choice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003emovement \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eis often \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eseen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e as a modern, partisan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eundermining of a cherished institution: public education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eFighting for the Freedom to Learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e sets the record straight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e reveal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e that the struggle for educational freedom is as old as America itself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199114104 BCX0\"\u003erooted in a deep and enduring tradition of parents and communities shaping how children learn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW199114104 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003eWith contributions from 12 leading education scholars, this is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003esweeping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e history of school choice in the United States. From Pennsylvania’s 1802 policy funding poor families to attend schools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e of their choice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e, to 19th-century “town \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003etuitioning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e” programs in Vermont and Maine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003eto the post-COVID school choice explosion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003eAmericans have long supported publicly backed educational options beyond government-run schools. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003eOther\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e highlights \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003einclude \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003ethe vital role\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e of private initiatives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e in providing education to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003elack Americans denied access to public schools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e, the long legal campaign for educational freedom, and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166747379 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW166747379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003eThis book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003emakes clear that wanting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e school choice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003enot a recent or radical idea but a consistent thread in the American story. For educators, policymakers, historians, and parents, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003eFighting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003ethe Freedom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e to Learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e offers a powerful reminder: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003eE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003educational freedom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e, like liberty itself,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e is not a new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003etrend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003eit’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231895392 BCX0\"\u003e a founding principle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW231895392 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cato-institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735230320676,"sku":"9781964524818","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3458\/0516\/files\/FightingForTheFreedomToLearn-FrontCover.jpg?v=1760988452","url":"https:\/\/store.cato.org\/products\/fighting-for-the-freedom-to-learn-examining-the-nation-s-centuries-old-school-choice-movement","provider":"Cato Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}