School Choice: Abundant Hopes, Scarce Evidence of Results.
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| Title: | School Choice: Abundant Hopes, Scarce Evidence of Results. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fuller, Bruce, Burr, Elizabeth, Huerta, Luis, Puryear, Susan, Wexler, Edward, Policy Analysis for California Education, Berkeley, CA. |
| Availability: | Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), University of California, Berkeley School of Education, 3653 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1670. Tel: 510-642-7223; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: PACE123@socrates.berkeley.edu; Web site: http://pace.berkeley.edu/pace_about.html. For full text: http://pace.berkeley.edu/schoolchoice_exsum.pdf. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Stuart Foundation, San Francisco, CA. |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Access to Education, Accountability, Charter Schools, Economics of Education, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Nontraditional Education, Open Enrollment, Parent Empowerment, Private School Aid, Private Schools, Public Schools, School Choice, Tax Credits |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| Abstract: | School choice, as one avenue toward educational reform, must be placed in context, according to this brief policy analysis. Prepared mainly for policymakers in California and stressing implications for public education in California, the report briefly discusses five samples of school choice: (1) magnet schools; (2) charter schools; (3) open enrollment; (4) voucher experiments; and (5) tax credits for private-school enrollment. The report describes how these choice mechanisms are intended to work and what is known about their actual effects on students, parents, and local educators. One key finding is that the claims made by advocates of choice programs far exceed the hard evidence required to judge actual results. The report also touches on accountability as a reform strategy and urges policymakers and local interest groups to consider accountability reforms alongside the desire to spawn more diverse forms of schooling. (WFA) |
| Entry Date: | 2003 |
| Accession Number: | ED476193 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | School choice, as one avenue toward educational reform, must be placed in context, according to this brief policy analysis. Prepared mainly for policymakers in California and stressing implications for public education in California, the report briefly discusses five samples of school choice: (1) magnet schools; (2) charter schools; (3) open enrollment; (4) voucher experiments; and (5) tax credits for private-school enrollment. The report describes how these choice mechanisms are intended to work and what is known about their actual effects on students, parents, and local educators. One key finding is that the claims made by advocates of choice programs far exceed the hard evidence required to judge actual results. The report also touches on accountability as a reform strategy and urges policymakers and local interest groups to consider accountability reforms alongside the desire to spawn more diverse forms of schooling. (WFA) |
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