In one Iowa city, public schools compete in the free market. Are students better off?
This episode of NPR's The Sunday Story examines the real-world impact of school choice policies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a city experiencing rapid shifts due to expanding public, charter, and private school options funded by state and private resources. School choice, broadly defined a
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