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9781930865754

What America Can Learn From School Choice In Other Countries

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  • ISBN13:

    9781930865754

  • ISBN10:

    1930865759

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-04-27
  • Publisher: Cato Institute
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Summary

This book draws out the critical lessons for U.S. policymakers and shows how freedom to choose schools and healthy competition among schools can create strong academic success.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1(174)
1. PUBLIC FUNDING OF SCHOOL CHOICE IN CANADA: A CASE STUDY
Claudia R. Hepburn
9(14)
2. SCHOOL CHOICE IN SWEDEN: IS THERE DANGER OF A COUNTERREVOLUTION?
F. Mikael Sandström
23(18)
3. THE CHILEAN EDUCATION VOUCHER SYSTEM
Claudio Sapelli
41(22)
4. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SCARE: FACT VS. FICTION
Lewis M. Andrews
63(16)
5. WHAT THE UNITED STATES CAN LEARN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
Charles L. Glenn
79(10)
6. PRIVATE EDUCATION FOR THE POOR: LESSONS FOR AMERICA?
James Tooley
89(16)
7. SCHOOL CHOICE: LESSONS FROM NEW ZEALAND
Norman LaRocque
105(28)
8. EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF CHOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
Ludger Woessmann
133(16)
9. MARKET EDUCATION AND ITS CRITICS: TESTING SCHOOL CHOICE CRITICISMS AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE
Andrew Coulson
149(26)
10. CHOICE AS AN EDUCATION REFORM CATALYST: LESSONS FROM CHILE, MILWAUKEE, FLORIDA, CLEVELAND, EDGE WOOD, NEW ZEALAND, AND SWEDEN
John Merrifield
175(46)
CONTRIBUTORS 221(2)
INDEX 223

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