He likened the choice plan to a lottery ticket.

They told him: "Thank you for showing the choice plan can work."

But no choice plan is a panacea for fixing America's schools.

He expected to form choice plans for those same crooks after they arrived in London.

Several existing choice plans, like one in Minnesota, limit the playing field to public schools.

Will choice plans lead to increased racial segregation?

Still, a recent meeting on Minnesota's choice plans drew representatives from 31 states.

Any sensible choice plan would allow parents to make intelligent decisions about what schools their children should attend and provide transportation to get them there.

More than 70,000 students in 14 Massachusetts towns attend school under "choice" plans.

"Without that, you don't have a choice plan," he said.