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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Parents Say They Want More School Options for Their Children
Description: Full-text: As K-12 students return to school, more than four-fifths of them will attend a district public school. However, recent polling by EdChoice shows that only 29% of parents say their zoned public school would be their first choice, and about one in four parents say parental choice is
one of their top three K-12 education issues.
Here are three ways Oregon can expand options for K-12 students and parents:
1.     EdChoice reports that 11% of parents polled would prefer a charter school. Raising Oregon’s cap on charter enrollment would allow successful charter schools to meet student demand...