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Direct linkLasley, Thomas J., II; Ridenour, Carolyn R. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
School choice is increasingly promulgated as a promising education reform policy for failing urban schools, but no solid evidence has yet shown the promise fulfilled. The authors argue that choice based on market theory without a moral center is insufficient. Without a moral foundation, such market-driven choice programs may actually disadvantage…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Choice, Educational Change, Urban Youth
