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Getting choice right : ensuring equity and efficiency in education policy / Julian R. Betts and Tom Loveless, editors.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Betts, Julian R.
Loveless, Tom, 1954-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
School choice--United States.
School choice.
School choice--Economic aspects--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.
Educational equalization.
Education and state--United States.
Education and state.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and religious issues and the promotion of civic values"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
School choice, equity, and efficiency
Julian R. Betts and Tom Loveless
The economic theory of school choice / Julian R. Betts
Understanding how families choose schools / Laura Hamilton and Kacey Guin
The supply side of school choice / Julian R. Betts, Dan Goldhaber, and Larry Rosenstock
How school choice affects student achievement / Frederick M. Hess and Tom Loveless
How school choice affects students who do not choose / Dan Toldhaber, Kacey Guin, Jeffrey R. Henig, Frederick M. Hess, and Janet A. Weiss
School choice and integration / Brian Gill
Charter schools and integration : the experience in Michigan / Karen E. Ross
Understanding the political conflict over school choice / Jeffrey R. Henig
School choice and civic values
Patrick J. Wolf.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786610813407
9780815705307
0815705301
9781280813405
1280813407
9780815797975
0815797974
OCLC:
228138690

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