Milton Friedman: The Pioneer Who Put Families First
Explore Milton Friedman’s role as a school choice pioneer and how his voucher idea transformed education policy. Discover how North Carolina benefits from his legacy today.
Meet Milton Friedman, the economist who pioneered the modern school choice movement.
Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, is widely recognized as a pioneer of school choice. In the 1950s, he proposed education vouchers, empowering parents to choose schools rather than being assigned one by the government.
Friedman’s ideas challenged the status quo by arguing that competition and choice would improve educational quality. His vision laid the groundwork for policies that have expanded opportunities for millions of children.
North Carolina’s school choice programs are built on this foundation, striving to give families more control over their children’s education and promote excellence through competition.