Learning as We Go Why School Choice is Worth the Wait

by Hill, Paul T.

• ISBN13: 9780817910143
• ISBN10: 081791014X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press

Summary

Paul T. Hill examines the real-world factors that can complicate, delay, and in some instances interfere with the positive cause-and effect relationships identified by the theories behind school choice.

Author Biography

Paul T. Hill is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education. He is the John and Marguerite Corbally Professor and director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington-Bothell.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Slow but Steady Progress of Pro-Choice Politics	p. 17
Too Little Money Moves with Students	p. 35
Quality New Schools Are Rare, Hard to Start	p. 47
Instructional Innovation Is Slow	p. 57
Influence on the Educational Labor Force Is Slight	p. 73
Bad Schools Don't Always Close	p. 85
Choice Can Move More Rapidly	p. 97
About the Author	p. 129
Ahout the Koret Task Force on K—12 Education	p. 131
Index	p. 133
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