Alternative schooling and school choice
By: volume editors, Allan G. Osborne, Charles J. Russo, Gerald M. Cattaro
Series: Debating Issues in American Education
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781412987950
Subjects: School choice; Alternative education
Description: Overview: Education of America's school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of alternative schooling and school choice. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as charter schools, for-profit schools, faith-based schools, magnet schools, vouchers, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point/counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources, thus providing readers with views on multiple sides of alternative schooling and school choice issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.