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Direct linkHowell, William G.; West, Martin R.; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2007
Americans both care about their schools and want them to improve. Though adults give the nation's public schools only mediocre grades, they are willing to invest more money in public education and they are reasonably confident that doing so will improve student learning. They are also open to a host of school reforms ranging from high-stakes…
Descriptors: School Policy, Federal Legislation, Ethnic Groups, Educational Change
Download full textPeterson, Paul E.; Campbell, David E. – 2001
This paper presents first-year results of an evaluation of a Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) program which provided scholarships enabling low-income families nationwide to send their K-8 children to private schools of their choice. Families won scholarships through a lottery. Telephone surveys of parents/caretakers of children who took advantage…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups, Parent Attitudes
