School choice programs being debated in communities as DeVos awaits Senate confirmation

 
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A room filled with excited second graders stands on the second floor at The Charter School for Applied Technologies. Hands pop up, eager to be called on, telling their teacher their answer to the subtraction problem they’re working on.
These students are among the 19% of school-aged children living in the City of Buffalo who attend a non-district school, like a private or charter school. And they can attend these institutions due to school choice.
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