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Howell, William G.; Peterson, Paul E. – 2002
This book presents the results of research on the effects of vouchers on African American students' achievement in Washington, DC, New York, New York, Dayton, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas. At the conclusion of a 3-year evaluation, test scores of African American students in New York City's privately funded voucher programs were substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Paul E. – 1976
This study of policy making is set in Chicago's school system during the late 1960's. The three case studies presented here identify a school board's response to core issues faced by school policy makers in the largest of the central cities in the United States. After applying both bargaining and unitary models to the Chicago school board's policy…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Case Studies