How long has school choice been around?

School choice has been around for nearly 150 years. Vermont’s town-tuitioning program has served families since 1869. In 1991, Wisconsin became the first state to create a modern school voucher program. In 1991, Minnesota became the first state to create a law allowing charter schools.

You can learn when each private educational choice program in America was enacted and launched in our Schooling in America Dashboard.