Trump Expands School Choice

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Trump likely to expand 'school choice,' a longstanding conservative goal

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President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice" programs next year .

The move would make it easier for hundreds of thousands of parents to send their children to private school.

Conservatives say the government should help parents pay for private school if they are unsatisfied with their public schools.

Critics say school choice undermines the public system that educates 50 million U.S. children.

Democrats said it could effectively amount to an indirect voucher if families were able to get a tax break by funneling tuition payments through scholarship programs. Douglas Harris , an education and economics professor at Tulane University , said it could pave the way for more ambitious efforts. "When you're tweaking something, as opposed to introducing a radical idea, it's easier to make these smaller moves and expand over time." (Reporting by Andy Sullivan ; Editing by Scott Malone and Alistair Bell ).

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