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Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Caroline Christian, one of Caissa’s team of paid canvassers who have fanned out across Orange County, Fla., to recruit parents to enroll in, or return to, public schools.
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Democratic Group Pushes Party to Embrace G.O.P. School Voucher Plan

A moderate group that has tried to rally Democrats around school choice faces divisions over private-school vouchers.

© KC McGinnis for The New York Times

The group Democrats for Education Reform has become a leading voice urging the party to embrace some forms of private-school choice.
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