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Freedom of choice : vouchers in American education / Jim Carl.
Van Pelt Library LB2828.8 .C37 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carl, Jim.
- Series:
- Praeger series on American political culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational vouchers--United States.
- Educational vouchers.
- United States.
- School choice--United States.
- School choice.
- Federal aid to education--United States.
- Federal aid to education.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]
- Summary:
- Part of a series that highlights the nexus of politics, economics and culture through examinations of specific issues, trends and formative events, this volume explores the complex narrative surrounding school vouchers and the future of American public education. Presenting straight forward historical, sociological and economic analysis, the work discusses topics such as the development of alternative public education funding programs, the racial heritage of "school choice" initiatives, the crisis in urban school funding, and religion and public education, and includes detailed examination of case studies from districts where voucher programs have been used. The work includes several data tables and illustrations. Carl is a professor of education at Cleveland State University, Ohio. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Freedom 1
- Setting the Parameters 3
- Freedom to Choose 7
- The Federalist State 10
- Welfare State Contradiction 12
- Conservatism 14
- The Color of American Politics 17
- Plan of the Book 19
- Chapter 2 Tuition Grants 23
- The Legislative Backlash to Brown 25
- The 1960 School Crisis 33
- The Ninth Ward Elementary School 42
- Spread of Tuition Grants 47
- Legal Defense of Tuition Grants 52
- From Tuition Grants to Segregated Academies 54
- Chapter 3 Detour 61
- Right Turn at the Office of Economic Opportunity 63
- The Friedmanite Voucher 68
- The New Hampshire Context 70
- Yankee Democracy 76
- Aftermath of New Hampshire Vouchers 81
- Chapter 4 The Urban School Crisis 87
- Reverend Virgil Blum's Vouchers Crusade 88
- Public and Private Education in Milwaukee 100
- Responses to School Desegregation 102
- Independent Community Schools 107
- Black Political Power in Milwaukee 115
- Governor Tommy Thompson 117
- The Bradley Foundation 120
- Vouchers Come to Milwaukee 123
- Polly Williams and the Parental Choice Debate 127
- Chapter 5 The Church in the City 135
- Depression-era Vouchers 137
- Cleveland's Urban School Crisis 140
- School Desegregation and Resegregation 144
- Statehouse and City Hall Politics 150
- Cleveland Voucher Supporters 152
- The Church in the City 158
- The Governor and the Entrepreneur 162
- The Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program 169
- Chapter 6 Fixing School Vouchers 177
- The Legal Challenges 178
- School Vouchers in Perspective 190
- Prospects for School Vouchers 198.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313393273
- 0313393273
- OCLC:
- 696099283
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