- 264 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
Are public charter schools more effective than traditional public schools? This book provides quantitative evidence to answer this question and considers a better way to undertake a policy of school choice. School Choice: A Balanced Approach is the most comprehensive examination of traditional public schools, public charter schools, and faith-based schools that has ever been undertaken. By considering and comparing the overall data on these three types of educational systems, it provides insight on likely outcomes of school choice programs. The author's objective is not to advance any particular agenda, but rather to provide readers with an unbiased analysis of research that has been embraced by both the G.W. Bush and Obama administrations that will allow for fresh thinking and the betterment of American education as a whole. Author William H. Jeynes, PhD, asks vital questions regarding the school choice issue that are often overlooked: Which specific programs of school choice are likely to work, and which would likely fail? Is school choice really a boon for the private sector? How might the implementation of school choice programs increase or decrease the financial burden on government budget deficits? This book carefully addresses a relevant topic that ultimately affects every American, making it essential reading for everyone from government officials and educators to students and the general public.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- 1 School Choice: The Main Arguments For and Against
- 2 A Meta-Analysis Examining the Effects of Public, Faith-Based, and Public Charter Schools
- 3 The History of School Choice Programs
- 4 Private versus Public Schools: The Private School Edge
- 5 Fairness and Taxation
- 6 The Politicized Nature of School Choice
- 7 What Will Be the Effects of School Choice?
- 8 Will Religious Schools Lose Their Distinctiveness?
- 9 School Choice: Hope for Inner-City Children and Children of Color
- 10 What Does This Mean for School Choice, and Where Does School Choice Go from Here?
- References
- Index
- About the Author