November 12, 2010 9:10AM 

# ‘Chicken Smackers with Biscuit or School Choice’ 

By [Andrew J. Coulson](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-coulson) 

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My inbox this morning contained the following Google News Alert for “school choice” from the *[Evansville Courier &amp; Press](http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/nov/11/no-headline---12a03schoolmenu/):*

> [School menu](http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/nov/11/no-headline---12a03schoolmenu/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA7rjz5gRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=VRX3d7ofyCU&usg=AFQjCNGaqrG9o4j9Ou9gpBSsvIoXoAEpXg) 
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> Evansville Courier &amp; Press 
> The middle school menu is chicken smackers with biscuit or **school choice**, peas, mashed potatoes with gravy and pineapple. Monday’s elementary and K‑8 school **…** 
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> [See all stories on this topic »](http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/nov/11/no-headline---12a03schoolmenu/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA7rjz5gRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=VRX3d7ofyCU&usg=AFQjCNEGRLtBWqjHLqF6ffhB7IbyNwuPCQ)

My colleagues and I have been asking for school choice for some time — folks have even made movies about it — so it’s nice to finally see it on the menu. \[Just for middle school, though; I really think it should run the gamut.\]

In case the *Courier Press* decides to tweak that menu after the fact (you know, seasonal ingredients and all), [here is a screen cap](https://www.cato.org/wp-content/uploads/school-choice-is-on-the-menu.jpg).

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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