CSR › School Choice

Pioneer believes school choice should include a menu of options districts can adopt to improve performance.

• › University partnerships
• › Private management
• › Horace Mann public charter schools
• › Commonwealth public charter schools
• › Pilot Schools
• › Vocational-Technical Schools
• › Scholarships to Independent and Parochial schools
• › Interdistrict choice (e.g., METCO, Inc.)

Parents should have access to school data that allow them to make informed choices about their children's education; school districts and the State Legislature should respond to the choices parents make. Today, in Boston, approximately 16,000 children are on waiting lists for public charter schools. The legislature should respond to this clear demonstration of market demand and lift the cap on charters.

Recent Publications:

• › Scaling Up Educational Accountability and Innovation [PDF file]