1st Edition

School Choice and the Impact of COVID-19 Parent Frustration, Accountability, and a Time of Reckoning For American Public Schools

By Michael Guo-Brennan Copyright 2024
318 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Through the broad lens of political economy and centred around education reform policy, this essential book provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of American public education and the impact of Covid-19 on calls for change. Drawing upon evidence from nations that routinely outperform America, this text proposes a more holistic approach to accountability and improvement within the... Read more

Part I American Education Today;  1. Education Inequality and School Choice;  2. Schools are not the Post Office or the DMV;  3. The Rise of School Choice;  4. Who Pays;  Part II The Impact of Covid;  5. Shutdowns, Shutdowns, and More Shutdowns;  6. The Challenges of Overnight Online Education;  7. Why are Parents Abandoning the Public Schools;  Part III Education Democracy;  8. Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?;  9. Why Not;  10. Extending Liberty and Democracy to Parents;  Part IV Directions for the Future;  11. Parental Liberty;  12. The Day of Reckoning is Coming, Can We Save Public Education?

Biography

Dr. Michael Guo-Brennan is Associate Professor in Public Administration at Troy University, USA.