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Should schooling be a right or privilege? What impact has student, family, and societal rights had on the influence of education? What role should choice play in public education (i.e. charter schools, private schools, online education, etc.)?

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Variables to consider on the rights families have to education and examples are discussed.

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In the United States education is a right but in other countries it is a privilege. There have been issues of discrimination, where minorities may have received substandard educational services compared to white children but over the decades efforts and legislation have ...

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