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Empowering the poor : why justice requires school choice / David B. Van Heemst.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Van Heemst, David, 1966-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
School choice--United States.
School choice.
Poor--Education.
Poor.
United States.
Poor--Education--United States.
Physical Description:
xii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
Summary:
Do vouchers offer real hope for economically disadvantaged students in American schools? David Van Heemst contends that school choice will give every parent, a voucher to select their child's school.
Contents:
How are the poor doing in our current U.S. system?
Justice : a philosophy of empowering all parents
The Supreme Court aids the poor
Elements of a good school-choice plan
What is happening in the United States with school choice?
The poor benefit from school choice.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
ISBN:
1578861195
OCLC:
53951094

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