Education choice is booming in popularity across the United States, and the federal government may be ready to join the rush—that is, if everything goes just right.
A growing number of state governments have been getting out of the way of parents who want alternatives to government-run schools for their children. That's meant a bonanza of options including homeschooling, charter schools, private schools, and programs like education savings accounts that make education funds portable so families can use them for the approaches of their choice.