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School choice myths : setting the record straight on education freedom / edited by Corey A. DeAngelis and Neal P. McCluskey.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization.
- Democracy and education.
- School choice--Social aspects.
- School choice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 240 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2020]
- Summary:
- "So many myths stand in the way of expanding educational freedom to all Americans: choice drains money from public schools; choice segregates; choice undermines democracy; and so on. In School Choice Myths, education experts Corey A. DeAngelis and Neal P. McCluskey bring clear logic and overwhelming evidence to bear against all the major anti school-choice myths, giving readers what they need to see though them and understand how even well-intentioned people can be deceived. This book is a one-stop guide to everything from the latest research on the effects of school choice on civic engagement to Supreme Court precedent. It is a must-have for any combatant in the school choice wars, or anyone who just wants the best education for their children"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Corey A. DeAngelis and Neal P. McCluskey
- Myth: school choice Balkanizes / Neal P. McCluskey
- Myth: school choice has racist origins / Phillip W. Magness
- Myth: public schools are necessary for a stable democracy / Patrick J. Wolf
- Myth: private school choice is unconstitutional / Tim Keller
- Myth: children are not widgets, so education must not be left to the market / Corey A. DeAngelis
- Myth: school choice siphons money away from public schools and harms taxpayers / Martin F. Lueken and Benjamin Scafidi
- Myth: school choice harms children left behind in public schools / Matt Ladner
- Myth: school choice only helps the rich get richer / Albert A. Cheng
- Myth: school choice needs regulation to ensure access and quality / Lindsey M. Burke and Jason M. Bedrick
- Myth: any school choice is welcome school choice / John Merrifield
- Myth: students with special needs lose with school choice / Inez Feltscher Stepman
- Myth: only rich parents can make good choices / Virginia Walden Ford.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781948647922
- 1948647923
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