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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/11
• Soggetto topico: School choice - United States; School choice - Economic aspects - United States; Educational equalization - United States; Education and state - United States
• Altri autori: BettsJulian R LovelessTom <1954->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Getting choice right
• ISBN: 0-8157-0530-1; 1-280-81340-7; 9786610813407; 0-8157-9797-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784492803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II