School vouchers and privatization : a reference handbook / Danny Weil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weil, Danny K., 1953-

Series:

Contemporary education issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational vouchers--United States.

Educational vouchers.

United States.

Privatization in education--United States.

Privatization in education.

School choice--United States.

School choice.

Physical Description:

xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2002]

Summary:

SERIES FEATURES: - Entries on history and current state of debate- Titles edited by experts in the field- Chronologies of key events- Interviews with educational practitioners- Directory of educational organizations- Annotated bibliography of print and nonprint resources- Glossary of terms

Contents:

Privatization and Education 1

What Is Privatization? 1

Why Privatization? 8

A Brief Examination of Economic Theory: The History behind the Present Debate 11

What Proponents and Opponents Are Saying about Neoliberalism and Privatization Efforts 16

The Argument for Neoliberalism 16

The Argument against Neoliberalism 19

Privatization as an Economic and Social Phenomenon 22

Chapter 3 Privatization and School Choice 45

Public and Private Choice: Identifying the Differences 46

A Brief History of Private School Choice 48

The Academic Failure of American Students: Fact or Myth? 51

Factors Influencing Public Opinion about the Impact of Private Vouchers and Privatization as an Educational Concept: The Role of the Media and Special Interests 53

Politics, Markets, and America's Schools: Making the Case for Private School Vouchers 59

Implementing Private School Choice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A Brief History 60

What Forces Have Fueled the Private Choice Movement? 61

Neoliberalism, the Educational Maintenance Organization, and the Emerging Educational Industrial Complex 62

The Educational Maintenance Organization and the Educational Industrial Complex 66

Impetus from the Religious Right 67

Parental Dissatisfaction with the Status Quo 69

Teachers' Dissatisfaction with the Status Quo 74

Business and Political Dissatisfaction with the Status Quo 75

Chapter 4 The Privatization of Education: Arguments and Controversies 81

The Language of Choice 83

Arguments for and against Private Choice and School Vouchers: What Are the Issues? 84

Neoliberalism and the Primacy of Markets: The Argument for Private Choice and School Vouchers 86

The International Experience with Vouchers 91

Neoliberalism and the Inadequacy of Markets: The Argument against Private Choice and School Vouchers 93

Politics, Religion, and the Emergence of the Private Voucher Movement 100

Should School Vouchers Be Used for Private, Religious Schools? 101

Parochial School Vouchers and the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution 106

Parochial School Vouchers and the Free Speech Clause of the U.S. Constitution 109

School Vouchers and the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution 110

Do School Vouchers Lead to Better Schools and Higher Student Achievement? 111

The Problem of Accountability 114

The Problem of Admission Practices 114

The Problem of Restoring Public Schools 119

Chapter 5 Vouchers and the Law: Drawing Conclusions from Research 127

Evaluating Research on Vouchers Programs 127

Milwaukee's Voucher Program: The Historical and Social Context 129

Origins of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Plan 130

Charting the Major Research Studies 133

Considering the Control Group 133

Accounting for the Subjective Elements of Teaching and Learning 136

Considering Claims to Objectivity in Research 138

The Issue of Data Deficiency 139

Reporting the Results of the MPCP Studies 140

How Achievement Is Measured 141

The Milwaukee PAVE Program and the Growth of Religious Schools 151

Argument: Voucher Schools Lead to Better Public Schools and Higher Student Achievement 153

Argument: Voucher Schools Do Not Lead to Better Public Schools and Higher Student Achievement 154

Argument: Private Choice Schools Do Not Discriminate in Their Admission Practices, nor Do They Cream or Skim the Best Students 157

Argument: Private Choice Does Lead to Discrimination and the Creaming and Skimming of Students 158

Argument: Vouchers Do Not Divest Public Schools of Needed Funds nor Do They Thwart Effective Educational Reforms 163

Argument: Vouchers Do Divest Public Schools of Needed Funds and Impede Effective Educational Reforms 165

The Chilean School Choice Program 166

A Brief History of the Chilean Voucher Program 167

Martin Carnoy's Findings 168

Chapter 6 Private Scholarships and Faith-Based Charitable Contributions 179

A Brief History of Private Philanthropy: Privatization of Education 179

CEO America: The Birth of the Private National Scholarship Movement 181

Private Philanthropy as a Social Movement 183

Charitable Choice, Faith-based Charity, and Educational Religious Accommodation 190

Charitable Choice in Public Policy 191

Shifting the Public Policy Terrain 192

Charitable Choice: The Argument 194

Developing a Federal Office of Faith-based Charities 197

The Outlook for Private Philanthropy and Charitable Choice 199

Chapter 7 From Learning Centers to Earning Centers? 203

Chronicling Commercialism in Education 205

How Does Corporate Advertising Enter Our Schools? 206

Sponsored Educational Materials(SEMs): A Pedagogical Promise or a Predatory Practice? 209

Channel One Television: The Technological SEM of the Future 210

A Typical Channel One Program 211

Who Pays for Channel One? 212

The Channel One Web Site: On-line Learning or On-line Mall? 212

Learning and Assessment, Channel One Style 213

Other Experiments in Exploiting the Educational Marketplace 214

Contests, Sample Products, and Incentive Programs: Who Is Getting Educated? 215

Resistance or Acquiescence? 216

Commercialism in the Classrooms

The Bottom Line 216

Sponsorships and Exclusive Agreements: The Rise of the School-Business Partnership or the Selling of American Children? 217

Exclusive Agreements between Schools and Corporate Sponsors: Educational Partnerships or Contractual Relations? 218

Chapter 8 Managing Public Schools for Profit: The Rise of the Educational Management Organization 223

For-Profit Management Companies: Pros and Cons 223

Charter Schools and the Explosion of For-profit Opportunities 224

Pedagogy or Profit

What Is the For-profit Management Agenda? 226

The Anti-for-Profit Movement 229

Contracting Out Public School Services to For-Profit Companies 232

The Internationalism of Privatization: Neoliberal Politics and Education 244

Chapter 10 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources 249

Nonprint Resources 256

Chapter 11 Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Government Agencies 259

Organizations Involved in Educational Reform 259

Government Agencies 259

Nonprofit Organizations 263

Nonprofit Organizations That Oppose Educational Privatization and Commercialization 272

Private Organizations That Support School Vouchers 277

Incentive Programs 283

Organizations That Create and Support Sponsored Educational Materials (SEMs) 284

Electronic Marketing SEMs 286

For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations That Manage Schools 288

Organizations Involved in Direct Marketing Aimed at Youth 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index.

ISBN:

1576073467

OCLC:

48485972