The Great School Debate: Choice, Vouchers, and Charters - Softcover

Good, Thomas L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805835512 ISBN 13: 9780805835519

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This book will present a comprehensive examination of the latest school reform effort, the charter school movement. For anyone seriously interested in school reform & the charter school movement, including teachers, principals, & college educ faculty.

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Review:

As the level of public debate over the merits of voucher systems and charter schools increases, particularly in the forum created by national elections, there is a pressing need for The Great School Debate. This is the book for those who wonder about the future of the common public school and who seek reliable, empirical evidence for its purported strengths and weaknesses, as well as for those of its alternatives....Highly recommended for all collections.
—CHOICE

The book was fascinating! I just couldn't stop reading it. Its real strength is its even-handed evaluation of the evidence. Everyone else in the field writes from such a biased perspective. I am slated to teach a course on educational change next year, and I will definitely use it. Thanks for putting me into the loop on this one.
—Nancy Winitzky
University of Utah

At last we have authors who understand the complexity of the issues they discuss and shed light on the debate about alternatives to traditional forms of public education.
—David Berliner
Arizona State University

This book is a 'must read' for elected officials who are considering legislation in their state.
—Marion L. Pickens
Arizona State Legislature

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0805835512
• ISBN 13: 9780805835519
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292