Exploring the school choice universe : evidence and recommendations / edited by Gary Miron, Western Michigan University, Kevin G. Welner, University of Colorado-Boulder, Patricia H. Hinchey, Pennsylvania State University and William J. Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder ; a publication of NEPC, National Education Policy Center.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miron, Gary, editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

NEPC series

The National Education Policy Center series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School choice.

Physical Description:

vii, 356 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., c2012.

Summary:

Exploring the School Choice Universe: Evidence and Recommendations gives readers a comprehensive, complete picture of choice policies and issues. In doing so, it offers cross-cutting insights that are obscured when one looks only at single issue or a single approach to choice. The book examines choice in its various forms: charter schools, home schooling, online schooling, voucher plans that allow students to use taxpayer funds to attend private schools, tuition tax credit plans that provide a public subsidy for private school tuition, and magnet schools and other forms of public school intra- and interdistrict choice. It brings together some of the top researchers in the field, presenting a comprehensive overview of the best current knowledge of these important policies. The questions addressed in Exploring the School Choice Universe are of most importance to researchers and policy makers. What do choice programs actually do? What forms do they take? Who participates, and why? What are the funding implications? What are the results of different forms of school choice on outcomes that matter, like student performance, segregation, and competition effects? 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. If choice policies are to be evidence-based, a re-examination is in order. The information, insights and recommendations facilitate a more nuanced understanding of school choice and provide the basis for designing sensible school choice reforms that can pursue a range of desirable outcomes.

Contents:

Introduction / Gary Miron, and Kevin G. Welner

Negotiating Public and Private: Philosophical Frameworks for School Choice / Terri S.Wilson

How Legislation and Litigation Shape School Choice / Julie F. Mead

Who Chooses Schools, and Why? The Characteristics and Motivations of Families who Actively Choose Schools / Natalie Lacireno-Paquet and Charleen Brantley

School Choice and Accountability / Gregg Garn and Casey Cobb

Funding Formulas, School Choice, and Inherent Incentives / Clive R. Belfield

Teacher Qualifications and Work Environments Across School Choice Types / Marisa Cannata

Educational Innovation and Diversification in School Choice Plans / Christopher Lubienksi

School Choice and Segregation by Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Achievement / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Martha Cecilia Bottia, and Stephanie Southworth

The Competitive Effect of School Choice Policies on Public School Performance / David Arsen and Yongmei N

The Impact Of School Choice Reforms On Student Achievement / Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel

Conclusions and Recommendations / William J. Mathis and Patricia H. Hinchey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-347).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1623960436

9781623960438

9781623960445

1623960444

OCLC:

811850215

Publisher Number:

99952534652