Unproductive School Choice Debates: All Sides Assert Much That Is Wrong, Misleading, or Irrelevant
Autor John Merrifield, Nathan Gray Cuvânt înainte de Terry Moeen Limba Engleză Paperback – iun 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781475870923
ISBN-10: 1475870922
Pagini: 268
Dimensiuni: 150 x 228 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1475870922
Pagini: 268
Dimensiuni: 150 x 228 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Foreword by Terry Moe
Preface: Still a 'Nation at Risk'
Memorial to Seymour Sarason
Part I: Key Underlying Factors
Introduction
Elements of an Open Education Industry Hyped Experiments in Near IrrelevanceChartered Public Schools - Mostly Chance, Not ChoicePart II: Issues in the Debate Over Parental Choice Expansion
Fallacies About School ChoiceGovernment Regulation IssuesThe Neglect of Costs Fund Children or Institutions?Federal, State, and Local Roles and Perspectives Equity and Equality Diversity IssuesPart III. Strategic and Tactical IssuesImportant Policy Choices Strategic and Tactical Mistakes13. Teachers
14. Outlook and Political Strategy
Bibliography
Index
Preface: Still a 'Nation at Risk'
Memorial to Seymour Sarason
Part I: Key Underlying Factors
Introduction
Elements of an Open Education Industry Hyped Experiments in Near IrrelevanceChartered Public Schools - Mostly Chance, Not ChoicePart II: Issues in the Debate Over Parental Choice Expansion
Fallacies About School ChoiceGovernment Regulation IssuesThe Neglect of Costs Fund Children or Institutions?Federal, State, and Local Roles and Perspectives Equity and Equality Diversity IssuesPart III. Strategic and Tactical IssuesImportant Policy Choices Strategic and Tactical Mistakes13. Teachers
14. Outlook and Political Strategy
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
Unproductive School Choice Debates is an important and well-timed analysis of how to create an educational system in the United States that leads to optimal education for all children. It's discussion of the confusion regarding educational choice terminology and interpretation of research findings provide a road map for those who engage in the debate over how to move from a largely failed educational system to one that is truly transformational in improving our children's education.
Merrifield and Gray provide a real service to the school policy debates. They extensively document the way political forces shape the language of school choice -- and by implication the way school decisions are made. In the post-COVID world, issues of parental options and richer arrays of schools assume a sudden relevance. This is an opportunity that should not be missed. This book helps to guide clearer thinking about options and potential improvements.
John Merrifield's ability and willingness to identify and challenge what he calls weak, perhaps heroic assumptions; to go against the supposed conventional wisdom is incredible.
The world desperately needs a school system reform movement, and Merrifield's work leads the way on that. His unique perspectives provide a basis to escape unproductive reform strategies, and generate evidence to support new approaches.
Merrifield and Gray offer a disruptive solution to the failures of US K-12 education. Traditional Public Schools and School Choice options, alike, have proven to be ineffective in addressing educational ills - especially for underserved poor and minority students. They demonstrate how an "Open Education Industry" transcends school choice options such as public charter, vouchers, and private schools by creating a niche for decentralized planning. It is the authors' thesis that an "Open Education Industry" - based on economic principles - has the greatest potential to positively impact education inequity, academic under achievement, and social acrimony. For those of us looking for real debate about school choice and true options for education reform, Unproductive School Choice Debates, is a must read!
John Merrifield knows more about school choice than anyone else.
Merrifield and Gray provide a real service to the school policy debates. They extensively document the way political forces shape the language of school choice -- and by implication the way school decisions are made. In the post-COVID world, issues of parental options and richer arrays of schools assume a sudden relevance. This is an opportunity that should not be missed. This book helps to guide clearer thinking about options and potential improvements.
John Merrifield's ability and willingness to identify and challenge what he calls weak, perhaps heroic assumptions; to go against the supposed conventional wisdom is incredible.
The world desperately needs a school system reform movement, and Merrifield's work leads the way on that. His unique perspectives provide a basis to escape unproductive reform strategies, and generate evidence to support new approaches.
Merrifield and Gray offer a disruptive solution to the failures of US K-12 education. Traditional Public Schools and School Choice options, alike, have proven to be ineffective in addressing educational ills - especially for underserved poor and minority students. They demonstrate how an "Open Education Industry" transcends school choice options such as public charter, vouchers, and private schools by creating a niche for decentralized planning. It is the authors' thesis that an "Open Education Industry" - based on economic principles - has the greatest potential to positively impact education inequity, academic under achievement, and social acrimony. For those of us looking for real debate about school choice and true options for education reform, Unproductive School Choice Debates, is a must read!
John Merrifield knows more about school choice than anyone else.