School Choice Tradeoffs

Liberty, Equity, and Diversity

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform
Cover of the book School Choice Tradeoffs by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer, University of Texas Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: R. Kenneth Godwin, Frank R. Kemerer ISBN: 9780292778948
Publisher: University of Texas Press Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press Language: English
Author: R. Kenneth Godwin, Frank R. Kemerer
ISBN: 9780292778948
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication: January 1, 2010
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Language: English

Educational policy in a democracy goes beyond teaching literacy and numeracy. It also supports teaching moral reasoning, political tolerance, respect for diversity, and citizenship. Education policy should encourage liberty and equality of opportunity, hold educational institutions accountable, and be efficient. School Choice Tradeoffs examines the tradeoffs among these goals when government affords parents the means to select the schools their children attend.Godwin and Kemerer compare current policy that uses family residence to assign students to schools with alternative policies that range from expanding public choice options to school vouchers. They identify the benefits and costs of each policy approach through a review of past empirical literature, the presentation of new empirical work, and legal and philosophic analysis.The authors offer a balanced perspective that goes beyond rhetoric and ideology to offer policymakers and the public insight into the complex tradeoffs that are inherent in the design and implementation of school choice policies. While all policies create winners and losers, the key questions concern who these individuals are and how much they gain or lose. By placing school choice within a broader context, this book will stimulate reflective thought in all readers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Educational policy in a democracy goes beyond teaching literacy and numeracy. It also supports teaching moral reasoning, political tolerance, respect for diversity, and citizenship. Education policy should encourage liberty and equality of opportunity, hold educational institutions accountable, and be efficient. School Choice Tradeoffs examines the tradeoffs among these goals when government affords parents the means to select the schools their children attend.Godwin and Kemerer compare current policy that uses family residence to assign students to schools with alternative policies that range from expanding public choice options to school vouchers. They identify the benefits and costs of each policy approach through a review of past empirical literature, the presentation of new empirical work, and legal and philosophic analysis.The authors offer a balanced perspective that goes beyond rhetoric and ideology to offer policymakers and the public insight into the complex tradeoffs that are inherent in the design and implementation of school choice policies. While all policies create winners and losers, the key questions concern who these individuals are and how much they gain or lose. By placing school choice within a broader context, this book will stimulate reflective thought in all readers.

More books from University of Texas Press

Cover of the book The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Reclaiming a Plundered Past by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Cultures of Migration by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Against the Grain by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Latinos and American Law by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book The Power of Huacas by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book The Artist in New York by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book How to Suppress Women's Writing by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book The Black Death in Egypt and England by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Case Marking and Grammatical Relations in Polynesian by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Bulbs for Warm Climates by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book On the Plaza by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718-1050 by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book The Measurement of Modernism by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
Cover of the book The Texas-Mexican Conjunto by R. Kenneth  Godwin, Frank R.  Kemerer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy