| School Vouchers and Privatization: A Reference Handbook Contributor(s): Weil, Danny (Author) |
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ISBN: 1576073467 ISBN-13: 9781576073469 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Administration - General - Reference |
| Dewey: 379.111 |
| LCCN: 2002153378 |
| Series: Contemporary Education Issues (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.56" W x 9.46" (1.31 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book covers everything from school vouchers to little-known market-based educational reforms like for-profit management of public schools, commercialism in the classroom, philanthropic tuition sponsorships, faith-based charities, educational tax credits, corporate curriculum, and advertising as well as exclusive agreements between companies and schools. It includes case studies of two well-established voucher systems: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the private national voucher policy in Chile, a program started in l973. The book also includes a chronology, directories, bibliographies, and other reference content. |