Bibliograph

The market approach to education, an analysis of America's first voucher program, John F. Witte

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The market approach to education, an analysis of America's first voucher program, John F. Witte

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The market approach to education

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41131804

Responsibility statement

John F. Witte

Review

"Milwaukee, one of the nation's most segregated metropolitan areas, implemented in 1990 a school choice program aimed at improving the education of inner-city children by enabling them to attend a selection of private schools. In this book, John Witte provides a broad yet detailed framework for understanding the Milwaukee experiment and its implications for the market approach to American education. Witte brings a balanced perspective to the picture by demonstrating why it is wrong-headed to be pro- or anti-school choice in the abstract. He explains why the voucher program seems to be working in the specific case of Milwaukee, but warns that such programs would not necessarily promote equal education - and most likely harm the poor - if applied universally, across the socioeconomic spectrum."--Jacket

Sub title

an analysis of America's first voucher program

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