Educational Freedom in Urban America Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education

by Salisbury, David; Latique, Casey, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781930865563
• ISBN10: 1930865562
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-21
• Publisher: Cato Institute

Summary

This book offers a prescription for reform that includes freedom of choice among public and private schools.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xi
1. The Continuing Struggle for Parental Choice,
Howard Fuller	1	(4)
2. Fulfilling the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education,
Floyd Flake	5	(8)
3. Freedom of Choice: Brown, Vouchers, and the Philosophy of Language,
Gerard Robinson	13	(40)
4. The Meaning of Zelman and the Future of School Choice,
Paul E. Peterson	53	(16)
5. Educational Freedom for D.C. Schools,
Casey Lartigue Jr.	69	(40)
6. Undermining Teacher Quality: The Perverse Consequences of Certification,
Chaim Karczag	109	(26)
7. Private and Public School Desegregation in Atlanta 50 Years after Brown vs. Board of Education,
Eric Wearne	135	(12)
8. Building Futures with Private Scholarships: The Washington Scholarship Fund,
Tracey Johnson	147	(10)
9. Success as a Charter School: The Cesar Chavez Experience,
Irasema Salcido	157	(20)
10. The Politics of School Choice: African-Americans and Vouchers,
David A. Bositis	177	(28)
11. What Does a Voucher Buy? The Cost of Private Schools in Six Cities,
David Salisbury	205	(42)
12. Markets and Urban Schooling: What Choice-Driven Competition Is Doing, and How to Make It Do More,
Frederick M. Hess	247	(18)
13. How Markets Affect Quality: Testing a Theory of Market Education against the International Evidence,
Andrew J. Coulson	265	(60)
CONTRIBUTORS	325	(4)
INDEX	329