Public School Choice VS. Private School Vouchers
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the constitutionality of public funding for private religious schools, the debate over private school vouchers has intensified. At the same time, the federal No Child Left Behind Act has put new emphasis on choice within the public school system. The debate no longer centers around whether we should have more choice in education, but whether choice should occur within public schools or extend to private schools. What are the...
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A collection of articles, papers, and discussions by a wide range of people aims to call the bluff of school voucher supporters, saying that if they are truly concerned about low-income students, why not greatly expand choice within the existing system of public education, where everyone plays by the same rules and all schools are publicly accountable. Most attention is spent on the false promise of school vouchers, but some also is given to the public school choice alternative. Distributed in the US by Brookings Institution Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Foreword1Introduction: The Three Liberal Responses to Private School Vouchers1Pt. IThe False Promise of School Vouchers92OverviewOverblown Claims and Nagging Questions11The Problem with Private School Tax Exemptions313Myth #1: Vouchers Raise Student Achievement33The Early Research on School Vouchers33Recent Evidence on the Effectiveness of School Voucher Programs41The Problem of Taking Private School Voucher Programs to Scale514Myth #2: Vouchers Are Part of the New Civil Rights Movement61Vouchers and Brown v. Board of Education61Vouchers and Segregation63Choice and Segregation in New Zealand65Private Schools and Segregation71Charter Schools and Racial and Social Class Segregation81Choosing Segregation895Myth #3: Vouchers Promote Democracy93Vouchers and Citizenship93Why School Choice Could Demolish National Unity97Religious Schooling with Public Dollars1016Myth #4: American Public Is Clamoring for Vouchers105Vouchers and Public Opinion105Congress and School Vouchers115Pt. IIThe Public School Choice Alternative1237Overview125Progressive Alternatives to School Vouchers125The People's Choice for Schools1338Public School Choice: Student Achievement, Integration, Democracy, and Public Support137Equitable Public School Choice137Eliminating Poverty Concentrations through Public School Choice153Public Support for Public School Choice171Notes177
