On March 15, 2011, the Douglas County Board of Education made history by voting 7-0 to enact a local pilot “choice scholarship” program. The Education Policy Center’s Pam Benigno and Ben DeGrow, who both served on Douglas County’s School Choice Task Force, discuss the significance of Colorado’s third-largest school district approving vouchers, as well as key program details concerning student eligibility, private school requirements, and funding.
