Number: RL33506
Title: School Choice Under the ESEA: Programs and Requirements
Authors: David P. Smole, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report examines selected programs and requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA), as they relate to school choice. It begins with an overview of how school choice is currently exercised in the United States. It then identifies and describes ESEA programs and requirements that are supportive of school choice. It also provides brief descriptions of other federal school choice programs authorized separately from the ESEA to provide an overview of the extent of federal support for school choice in elementary and secondary education. The report concludes with a discussion of school choice issues in the context of ESEA reauthorization.
Pages: 21
Date: January 22, 2008