Republicans running for the House and Senate campaigned all over the state on school choice and improving public schools. However, I believe the data on school choice convincingly shows that both private and public-school outcomes improve where school choice is present. Caroline Hoxby, an economics professor at Stanford University, found positive effects on the teaching profession from school choice programs. If a need exists following the passage of school choice in Iowa, private schools are likely to be formed to meet those needs. There is not a single public school in the nation that has closed its doors because of school choice.
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