Learning from School Choice

by Paul E. Peterson and Editors Bryan C. Hassel

Book Overview

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While educators, parents and policymakers are still debating the pros and cons of school choice, it is now possible to learn from choice experiments in public, private, and charter schools across the country. This book examines the evidence from these early school choice programs and looks at the larger implications of choice and competition in education.

Paul Peterson makes a strong case for school choice in central cities, and coeditor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815770154
• ISBN13: 9780815770152
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"