Getting choice right
Subtitle: ensuring equity and efficiency in education policy
By: Julian R. Betts and Tom Loveless, editors.
Contributors: Betts, Julian R.; Loveless, Tom, 1954-
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780815753322; 9780815753315
Subjects: School choice -- United States.; School choice -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Educational equalization -- United States.; Education and state -- United States.
Description: "Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and religious issues and the promotion of civic values"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: School choice, equity, and efficiency; title: Julian R. Betts and Tom Loveless; title: The economic theory of school choice / Julian R. Betts; title: Understanding how families choose schools / Laura Hamilton and Kacey Guin; title: The supply side of school choice / Julian R. Betts, Dan Goldhaber, and Larry Rosenstock; title: How school choice affects student achievement / Frederick M. Hess and Tom Loveless; title: How school choice affects students who do not choose / Dan Toldhaber, Kacey Guin, Jeffrey R. Henig, Frederick M. Hess, and Janet A. Weiss; title: School choice and integration / Brian Gill; title: Charter schools and integration : the experience in Michigan / Karen E. Ross; title: Understanding the political conflict over school choice / Jeffrey R. Henig; title: School choice and civic values; title: Patrick J. Wolf.