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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784492803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2005

ISBN

0-8157-0530-1

1-280-81340-7

9786610813407

0-8157-9797-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BettsJulian R

LovelessTom <1954->

Disciplina

379.1/11

Soggetti

School choice - United States

School choice - Economic aspects - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Education and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.