| The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets, and Fools Contributor(s): Smith, Kevin B. (Author), Meier, Kenneth J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563245191 ISBN-13: 9781563245190 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: Public school choice is a policy gaining wide popular and political support. Spurred by perceptions of an education system in crisis, proponents of school choice argue that an education marketplace will produce better schools. Give students and parents choice, these advocates claim, and schools will be forced to improve or close. The promise of a choice-based system, however, is largely unfulfilled. Despite all the rhetoric, the successes of existing choice systems are questionable, and the theories and assumptions that provide intellectual support for choice have never been systematically tested. This book provides that test. Professors Smith and Meier show that a choice-based system will not improve American education. Choice theorists have exaggerated the decline in educational performance and misidentified its causes. Their proposed market cure is modeled on unfounded assumptions. Persuasive though it may sound, the school choice argument is demonstrably false and misleading. And what is worse, it is likely to promote racial, religious, and socio-economic segregation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 371.01 |
| LCCN: 94033509 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Compelling arguments, supported by both anecdotal and empirical evidence to convince readers that school choice does nothing to improve the quality of education. ... Solidly researched and written, Smith's and Meier's effort should sway those still undecided on the issue". -- Publishers Weekly |