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Ladd, Helen F. – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2003
Although small, carefully managed voucher programs might provide a helpful safety valve for some disadvantaged children, policy makers should be under no illusion that such programs will address the fundamental challenge of providing an adequate education to the large numbers of such students in many urban centers. Contrary to the claims of many…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Socioeconomic Influences, Racial Factors