Educational Funding, Educational Reform, Alternative Educational Methods

School Choice In The Real World

Name: School Choice In The Real World
Author: Robert Maranto
ISBN: 9780813398204

by Robert Maranto, Frederick M. Hess, Scott Milliman

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Overview

School choice is the most talked about reform of American public education, yet writings about choice remain highly speculative because no state has adopted a free market approach to education--until now. The charter school is fast becoming one of the most significant attempts at public education reform in this country. Over 1100 charter schools operate in twenty-seven states, with several hundred more to be added in the next two years. School Choice in the Real World looks at the charter school movement through a highly focused lens: it examines charter schools in Arizona, which currently account for nearly one-quarter of all charter schools.Since 1994, Arizona has implemented a charter school law with the lowest barriers to entry in the nation. As a result, Arizona has more than 200 charter school campuses. Some districts have even lost more than 10% of their students to charter schools. Using the state of Arizona as a case study, the editors examine the experiences of actual charter school operators, social scientific analysis, policy discussions, and criticism and forecasting for the future. The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world.

Synopsis

This book presents the first published accounts and evaluations of the first free market in education in the U.S., Arizona charter schools.

About the Author, Robert Maranto

Robert A. Maranto is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Villanova University. He has authored or edited numerous scholarly works, including Politics and Bureaucracy in the Modern PresidencyandRadical Reform of the Civil Service.Scott Milliman is associate professor of economics at James Madison University. His research interests include U.S. education policy and the management of natural resources. Frederick M. Hess is assistant professor of government and education at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform. April W. Gresham s a researcher, writer, and statistician living in Villanova, Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Minnesota. Robert A. Maranto is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Villanova University. He has authored or edited numerous scholarly works, including Politics and Bureaucracy in the Modern PresidencyandRadical Reform of the Civil Service.Scott Milliman is associate professor of economics at James Madison University. His research interests include U.S. education policy and the management of natural resources. Frederick M. Hess is assistant professor of government and education at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform. April W. Gresham s a researcher, writer, and statistician living in Villanova, Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Minnesota. Robert A. Maranto is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Villanova University. He has authored or edited numerous scholarly works, including Politics and Bureaucracy in the Modern PresidencyandRadical Reform of the Civil Service.Scott Milliman is associate professor of economics at James Madison University. His research interests include U.S. education policy and the management of natural resources. Frederick M. Hess is assistant professor of government and education at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform. April W. Gresham s a researcher, writer, and statistician living in Villanova, Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Minnesota. Robert A. Maranto is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Villanova University. He has authored or edited numerous scholarly works, including Politics and Bureaucracy in the Modern PresidencyandRadical Reform of the Civil Service.Scott Milliman is associate professor of economics at James Madison University. His research interests include U.S. education policy and the management of natural resources. Frederick M. Hess is assistant professor of government and education at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Spinning Wheels: The Politics of Urban School Reform. April W. Gresham s a researcher, writer, and statistician living in Villanova, Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Minnesota.