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An Analysis of Why and How Parents Choose Private Schools

Many educators, politicians, policymakers, and business leaders place high importance on standardized test scores in schools. Many opponents of school choice also claim less educated, low-income parents will not make good educational choices for their children. This report—which focuses on the survey results of parents in Georgia’s tax-credit scholarship program—reveals why and how parents of all incomes and education levels choose private schools for their children.

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