Rhetoric versus reality : what we know and what we need to know about vouchers and charter schools /
Widespread dissatisfaction with our nation's public education system has led to proposals for a variety of reforms to improve educational outcomes. One highly controversial proposal would provide financial grants, or "vouchers," for use at any public or private school. Another, more p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Education,
©2001.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Family choice and the common school
- Vouchers and charters in policy and practice
- Academic achievement
- Choice
- Access
- Integration
- Civic socialization
- Conclusions and policy implications.
- Family Choice and the Common School
- The Movement for Choice in Education
- Common Features of Voucher and Charter Schools
- Admission by Choice
- Market Accountability
- Autonomous, Nongovernment Operation
- Public Policy and Private Choice: A Note on the Scope of Our Inquiry
- Challenging the Common School Model
- The Common School Model
- The Challenge
- "Private" or "Public"?
- Defining the Relevant Empirical Issues
- Academic Achievement
- Choice
- Access
- Integration
- Civic Socialization
- Values and Knowledge in the School-Choice Debate
- Summary: Key Policy Questions in Brief
- Vouchers and Charters in Policy and Practice
- Policy-Design Dimensions Common to Voucher and Charter Programs
- Regulatory Dimensions
- Financing Dimensions
- Examples of Regulatory and Financing Differences
- Differences Between Voucher and Charter Programs
- Public Accountability
- Religion
- Participation of Existing Private Schools
- Funding
- Education Tax Subsidies
- Sample Voucher and Charter Policies
- Sample Voucher Programs
- Sample Charter Laws
- Universal-Choice Systems of Autonomous Schools
- Characteristics of Voucher and Charter Schools
- Enrollment, School Size, and Pupil-Teacher Ratio
- Grade-Level Configuration
- Teachers
- Program Content
- Complementary Programs and Resources
- Academic Achievement
- Theoretical Arguments
- Effects on Students in Voucher and Charter Schools
- Methodological Issues
- Evidence from Voucher Programs
- Evidence from Charter Schools.