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Bankston Carl L (Carl Leon), <1952-> |
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Controls and choices : the educational marketplace and the failure of school desegregation / / Carl L. Bankston, III and Stephen J. Caldas |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (162 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Segregation in education - Economic aspects - United States |
School integration - Economic aspects - United States |
Educational change - Economic aspects - United States |
School districts - Management - United States |
Educational vouchers - United States |
Charter schools - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Background: The Evolution of Educational Redistribution; Failure of Will or Self-Defeating Policy?; Summary of the Book; 1 The Political Economy of Education and Equality of Educational Opportunity; Why Seek Equality of Opportunity in Education?; What Makes an Education Valuable?; More Than Money; It's the Clientele; Chapter Summary; 2 Schooling as a Competitive Market; The Educational Marketplace; School Composition and Educational Environments; What Does This Mean for Equality of Opportunity?; The School Marketplace in Practice; Chapter Summary |
3 Command and Control FailuresBaton Rouge, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Beaumont, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Pasadena, California; New York City; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; Prince George's County, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Louisville-Jefferson County; Chapter Summary; 4 Market Options and Illusions of Success; Little Rock, Arkansas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri; What Happened in These Districts?; Chapter Summary; 5 The Educational Marketplace and the |
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Rise of the School Choice Movement |
Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of ChartersMinority Students and Vouchers; The Spread of School Choice Reforms; The Special Case of New Orleans; Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution; The Debate Over Choice; Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality; Chapter Summary; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Controls and Choices: The Educational Marketplace and the Failure of School Desegregation provides a detailed examination of the nature of the educational marketplace, supported by historical evidence, to argue that school desegregation failed because it involved monopolistic efforts at redistributing opportunities. |
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