Handbook Of Research On School Choice
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Since the early 1990s when the nation’s first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded. No longer can public education be characterized as a monopoly. Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice (NCSC), this handbook makes readily available the most rigorous and policy-relevant research on K-12 school choice. Coverage includes charters, vouchers, home schooling, magnet schools, cyber schools, and other forms of choice, with the ultimate goal of defining the current state of this evolving field of research, policy, and practice. Key Features include:Comprehensive – this is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of what is known about the major forms of school choice from multiple perspectives: historical, political, economic, legal, methodological, and international. It also includes work on the governance, structure, process, effectiveness, and costs of school choice.Readable – the editors and authors have taken care to translate rigorous research findings into comprehensible prose accessible to a broad range of readers.International – in addition to thorough coverage of domestic research, the volume also draws on international and comparative studies of choice in foreign countries. Expertise – the National Center on School Choice (NCSC) is a consortium that is headquartered at Vanderbilt University and includes the following partners: Brookings Institution, Brown University, Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research, Northwest Evaluation Association, and Stanford University. This book is suitable for researchers, faculty and graduate students in education policy studies, politics of education, and social foundations of education. It should also be of interest to inservice administrators and policy makers.
Figures ixTables xiPreface xiiiIntroduction and Overview Mark Berends Matthew G. Springer Dale Ballou Herbert J. Walberg xvSection I Perspectives on School Choice 11 Political Perspectives on School Choice Paul T. Hill Ashley E. Jochim 32 An Economic Perspective on School Choice Henry R. Levin 193 Social Perspectives on School Choice MArk Berends Genevieve C. Zottola 354 A Legal Perspective on School Choice Frank R. Kemerer 555 International Perspectives on School Choice Stephen P. Heyneman 79Section II Charter Schools 976 Perspectives on Charter Schools Tom Loveless Katharyn Field 997 Politics and Governance in Charter Schools Kenneth K. Wong Shayna Klopott 1158 Charter School Law Preston Green 1379 The Social Context of Charter Schools Amy Stuart Wells 15510 Charter School Finance Larry Maloney 17911 The Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Traditional Public Schools Julian R. Betts 19512 Charter School Outcomes Bettie Teasley 20913 An International Perspective on Publicly-Financed, Privately-Operated Schools Dominic J. Brewer Guilbert C. Hentschke 227Section III School Vouchers 24714 Voucher Impacts: Differences between Public and Private Schools Paul E. Peterson 24915 Voucher Politics and Governance Joseph P. Viteritti 26716 Voucher Law Clint Bolick 28117 The Social Context of Vouchers Thomas J. Nechyba 28918 Voucher Finance Dan Goldhaber 30919 Voucher Outcomes David Figlio 32120 An International Perspective on School Vouchers Felipe Barrera-Osorio Harry Anthony Patrinos 339Section IV Magnet Schools 35921 Perspectives on Magnet Schools Ellen B. Goldring 36122 Legal Aspects of Magnet SchoolsChristine H. Rossell 37923 The Social Context of Magnet Schools Claire Smrekar 39324 Magnet School Outcomes Dale Ballou 409Section V Private Schools 42725 Perspectives on Private Schools Thomas B. Hoffer 42926 Private Schools in Education Markets Derer Neal 44727 Perspectives on Elite Boarding Schools Peter W. Cookson, Jr. 46128 Perspectives on Catholic Schools Helen M. Marks 47929 An International Perspective on Private Schools Ludger Woessmann 501Section VI Other Forms of School Choice 51930 Perspectives on Homeschooling Clive R. Belfield 52131 Perspectives on Cyber and Homeschool Charters Luis A. Huerta Chand D'Entremont María Fernanda GonzÁalez 53332 Perspectives on Educational Management Organizations Brian P. Gill Laura S. Hamilton Ron Zimmer 55533 Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind Matthew G. Springer Mattew J. Pepper Catherine D. Gardner Corey Bunje Bower 56934 Education Tax Credits Adam B. Schaeffer 593Contributors 615Index 619
