Decoupling Property and Education

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Written By Nicole Stelle Garnett

EXCERPT

Over the past several years, the landscape of K–12 education policy has shifted dramatically, thanks in part to increasing prevalence of parental-choice policies, including intra- and inter-district public school choice, charter schools, and private-school choice policies like vouchers and (most recently) universal education savings accounts. These policies decouple property and education by delinking students’ educational options from their residential addresses. The wisdom and efficacy of parental choice as education policy is hotly debated. This Essay takes a step back from these education-policy debates and examines the under appreciated fact that decoupling property and education also advances at least economic development goals.

Nicole Stelle Garnett
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