The Challenges of ESA Programs
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | October 1, 2015 National Center for Policy Analysis
America must think beyond the current system of government run schools to find market driven solutions for education. As parents continue to demand school choice, these policies will face increasingly difficult challenges: administrative, constitutional, and regulatory.
While a traditional voucher can be used only in a lump sum, ESAs offer a different approach – funds are unbundled to allow access to a variety of private school options as well as options outside of traditional or private schools.