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School Choice at the Crossroads: Research Perspectives book cover

1st Edition

School Choice at the Crossroads Research Perspectives

Edited By Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, John Schoenig Copyright 2019
268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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School Choice at the Crossroads compiles exemplary, policy-relevant research on school choice options—voucher, private, charter, and traditional public schools—as they have been implemented across the nation. Renowned contributors highlight the latest rigorous research findings and implications on school vouchers, tuition tax credits, and charter schools in states and local areas at the... Read more

Contents

Preface

Section I: Introduction and Overview

  1. Introduction: School Choice at the Crossroads

    2. Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and John Schoenig

    Section II: Where We Are

  2. Educational Vouchers and Tax Credit Scholarship Programs in the United States: 1990-2017

    3. John F. Witte

  3. Organizational and Social Costs of Schools’ Participation in a Voucher Program

    4. Megan Austin

  4. Does Private School Choice Improve Student Achievement? A Review of the Evidence

    5. Patrick J. Wolf, and Anna J. Egalite,

    Charter Schools

  5. The Effects of Charter Schools on Student Achievement

    6. Julian R. Betts, and Y. Emily Tang

  6. Innovation in Charter Schools: An Exploratory Analysis

    7. Mark Berends, Roberto V. Peñaloza, Marisa Cannata, amd Ellen B. Goldring

  7. Redefining What It Means to be a Teacher: An Examination of Teacher Autonomy and Innovation in Indianapolis Charter Schools

    8. Madeline Mavrogordato

  8. Taking Charge of Choice: The Case and Implications of Mayoral Charter Control

    9. Claire Smrekar, and Madeline Mavrogordato

  9. Scaling up and Sustaining Charter School Effects

    10. Mark Berends and R. Joseph Waddington

    Section III: Understanding the Context of School Choice

  10. Achievement versus Attainment: Are School Choice Evaluators Looking for Impacts in the Wrong Places?

    11. Collin Hitt, Patrick J. Wolf, and Michael Q. McShane

  11. Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful: What Can Research Tell Us?

    12. Philip M. Gleason

  12. The Politics of Charter School Evidence in Local Context: The Case of Los Angeles

    13. Janelle Scott, Elizabeth DeBray, Christopher Lubienski, Johanna Hanley, Elise Castillo, and Samantha L. Hedges

  13. Self-Governing Schools, Parental Choice and the Public Interest

Helen F. Ladd

Contributor Bios

Biography

Mark Berends is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

R. Joseph Waddington is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, USA.

John Schoenig is the Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Educational Policy for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

"In most publications, school choice has been synonymous with charter schools. This book offers a useful and important contribution to the field exploring both public and private school choice – charter schools, vouchers, Catholic schools, and tax credit programs."
—Priscilla Wohlstetter, Distinguished Research Professor, Education Policy & Social Analysis, Columbia University, USA

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