School Choice at the Crossroads: Research Perspectives

School Choice at the Crossroads compiles exemplary, policy-relevant research on school choice options―voucher, private, charter, and traditional public schools―as they have been implemented across the nation. Renowned contributors highlight the latest rigorous research findings and implications on school vouchers, tuition tax credits, and charter schools in states and local areas at the forefront of school choice policy. Examining national and state-level perspectives, each chapter discusses the effects of choice and vouchers on student outcomes, the processes of choice, supportive conditions of school choice programs, comparative features of school choice, and future research. This timely volume addresses whether school choice works, under what conditions, and for whom―further informing educational research, policy, and practice.

Mark Berends is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

R. Joseph Waddington is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, USA.

John Schoenig is the Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Educational Policy for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, USA.