Big change for welfarist Sweden: School choice

It's an AP article so I can't excerpt, just summarize. Sweden generally has a system of government schools with a national curriculum, but for the past 16 years has also allowed "independent" private schools, which are government funded, cannot charge tuition, but can choose their own teaching methods. Some comparison to vouchers in our country, discussion of methods schools use to attract students, and some of the differences between private and public schools there. (Excerpt) Read more at... [read full story]