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Educational freedom in urban America : Brown v. Board after half a century / edited by David Salisbury and Casey Lartigue, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brown, Oliver, 1918-1961--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Brown, Oliver.
- Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Topeka (Kan.).
- Education, Urban--United States.
- Education, Urban.
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Educational vouchers--United States.
- Educational vouchers.
- School choice--United States.
- School choice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a prescription for reform that includes freedom of choice among public and private schools.
- Contents:
- Educational Freedom In Urban America; Copyright; Table of Contents; Untitled; Preface; Acknowledgment; 1. The Continuing Struggle for School Choice; 2. Fulfilling the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education,; 3. Freedom of Choice: Brown, Vouchers, and the Philosophy of Language; 4. The Meaning of Zelman and the Future of School Choice; 5. Educational Freedom for D.C. Schools; 6. Undermining Teacher Quality: The Perverse Consequences of Certification; 7. Private and Public School Desegregation in Atlanta 50 Years after Brown vs. Board of Education
- 8. Building Futures with Private Scholarships: The Washington Scholarship Fund9. Success as a Charter School: The Cesar Chavez Experience; 10. The Politics of School Choice: African-Americans and Vouchers; 11. What Does a Voucher Buy? The Cost of Private Schools in Six Cities; 12. Markets and Urban Schooling: What Choice-Driven Competition is Doing, and How to Make It Do More,; 13. How Markets Affect Quality: Testing a Theory of Market Education against the International Evidence; CONTRIBUTORS; Index; Cato Institute
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611905309
- 9781281905307
- 1281905305
- 9781933995670
- 193399567X
- 9781597340403
- 1597340405
- OCLC:
- 437146222
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