Handbook of research on school choice

Since the early 1990s, when the nation's first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded. No longer can public education be characterized as a monopoly. Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice (NCSC),...

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Otros Autores: Berends, Mark, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2009
Edición:1st publ
Colección:Research on school choice
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  • Section I: Perspectives on School Choice 1. Political Perspectives on School Choice, Paul T. Hill and Ashley E. Jochim 2. An Economic Perspective on School Choice, Henry R. Levin 3. Social Perspectives on School Choice, Mark Berends and Genevieve C. Zottola 4. A Legal Perspective on School Choice, Frank R. Kemerer 5. International Perspectives on School Choice, Stephen P. Heyneman Section II: Charter Schools 6. Perspectives on Charter Schools, Tom Loveless and Katharyn Field 7. Politics and Governance in Charter Schools, Kenneth C. Wong and Shayna Klopott 8. Charter School Law, Preston Green 9. The Social Context of Charter Schools, Amy Stuart Wells 10. Charter School Finance, Larry Maloney 11. The Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Traditional Public Schools, Julian R. Betts 12. Charter School Outcomes, Bettie Teasley 13. An International Perspective on Publicly-Financed, Privately-Operated Schools, Dominic J. Brewer and Guilbert C. Hentschke Section III: School Vouchers 14. Voucher Impacts: Differences between Public and Private Schools, Paul E. Peterson 15. Voucher Politics and Governance, Joseph P. Viteritti 16. Voucher Law, Clint Bolick 17. The Social Context of Vouchers, Thomas J. Nechyba 18. Voucher Finance, Dan Goldhaber 19. Voucher Outcomes, David Figlio 20. An International Perspective on School Vouchers, Felipe Barrera-Osorio and Harry Anthony Patrinos Section IV: Magnet Schools 21. Perspectives on Magnet Schools, Ellen B. Goldring 22. Legal Aspects of Magnet Schools, Christine H. Rossell 23. The Social Context of Magnet Schools, Claire Smrekar 24. Magnet School Outcomes, Dale Ballou Section V: Private Schools 25. Perspectives on Private Schools, Thomas B. Hoffer 26. Private Schools in Education Markets, Derek Neal 27. Perspectives on Elite Boarding Schools, Peter W. Cookson, Jr. 28. Perspectives on Catholic Schools, Helen M. Marks 29. An International Perspective on Private Schools, Ludger Woessmann Section VI: Other Forms of School Choice 30. Perspectives on Homeschooling, Clive R. Belfield 31. Perspectives on Cyber and Homeschool Charters, Luis A. Huerta, Chad D'Entremont, and Maria Fernanda Gonzalez 32. Perspectives on Educational Management Organizations, Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, and Ron Zimmer 33. Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind, Matthew G. Springer, Matthew J. Pepper, Catherine D. Gardner, and Corey Bunje Bower 34. Education Tax Credits, Adam B. Schaeffer Contributors Index