The school choice reform movement believes parents should have a choice of where they send their children to school. In this book the author, an educational sociologist, discusses the practice and politics of school choice objectively and comprehensively.
"This book takes a comprehensive look at the ways in which charters control enrollment and retention in their schools, often limiting equitable access for all students.
... James Coleman, Public and Private Schools (New York: Basic Books, 1987), “They [“public” schools] tend to be the most exclusive and segregated schools.” Christopher Jencks, “Is the Public School Obsolete?
The School Choice Roadmap is an optimistic, empowering book that cuts through the confusion in K-12 education-so that you can give your children every opportunity to succeed in school and in life"--
Are there legitimate arguments to prevent families from choosing the education that works best for their children?
Powerful! This is the most interesting and best-researched book on school choice I've ever read.” —Julian Vasquez Heilig, California State University
D.C.: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. ... A growing movement: America's largest charter school communities. Washington, D.C.: National Alliance for Public Charter ... Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education.
School. Choice. Market. Behavior. Viewing school choice through the lens of interest group politics enables us to draw ... within specific markets than on value‐laden arguments for understanding the creation of school choice policies.
Do they affect teachers’ working conditions? Do they drive innovation? The contents of this book offer reason to believe that choice policies can further some educational goals. But they also suggest many reasons for caution.
This timely volume addresses whether school choice works, under what conditions, and for whom--further informing educational research, policy, and practice.
This book examines the evidence from these early school choice programs and looks at the larger implications of choice and competition in education.