School choice

School choice

by Garcia, David R.

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The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice. He first outlines the different types of school choice, including home schooling, private schools, freedom-of-choice plans, magnet schools, cha…

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The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice. He first outlines the different types of school choice, including home schooling, private schools, freedom-of-choice plans, magnet schools, charter schools, vouchers, and education savings accounts. Two themes emerge as particularly resonant in the American school choice debate: the long history of school desegregation, and debates over the roles and responsibilities of government. Is education a public good, for the collective benefit of society, or a private good, to benefit the individual?

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):The MIT Press
  • Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

  • Description:206 Seiten : Diagramme

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780262535908, 0262535904
  • oclc:on1331943656
  • LC Classification:LB1027.9
  • Dewey Decimal:000

Subjects

Education and state Education and state -- United States Politik Rasse School choice School choice -- United States Schulwahl United States USA

Writers

Garcia, David R.

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