Bibliograph

School choice, David R. Garcia

Type

Label

School choice, David R. Garcia

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

School choice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029063780

Responsibility statement

David R. Garcia

Series statement

The MIT Press essential knowledge series

Summary

The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice. He first outlines the different types of school choice, including home schooling, private schools, freedom-of-choice plans, magnet schools, charter schools, vouchers, and education savings accounts. Two themes emerge as particularly resonant in the American school choice debate: the long history of school desegregation, and debates over the roles and responsibilities of government. Is education a public good, for the collective benefit of society, or a private good, to benefit the individual?

Table Of Contents

A brief history of school choice -- The pillars of school choice arguments -- The research evidence -- Future directions

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