The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets and Fools

by Kevin B. Smith and Kenneth J. Meier

Book Overview

"Compelling arguments, supported by both anecdotal and empirical evidence to convince readers that school choice does nothing to improve the quality of education. ... Solidly researched and written, Smith's and Meier's effort should sway those still undecided on the issue". -- Publishers Weekly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563245205
• ISBN13: 9781563245206
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

a strong statement against wacko right wingers

a strong statement against those that would ruin our schools. Read it to defend yourself against the right wing wackos.

Empirical rejection of school choice

Meier and Smith do a fine job in this book of rejecting the theory of school choice, by testing it against the actual outcome of choice and voucher proposals. They offer a variety of studies, local, national and international, that look at the effect of vouchers, and in doing so offer a solid case against them. It is about time someone put some research into this debate, which generally has relied upon theory rather than fact.