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Wennström, Johan – Journal of Education Policy, 2020
In a radical school choice reform in 1992, Sweden's education system was opened to private competition from independent for-profit and non-profit schools funded by vouchers. Competition was expected to produce higher-quality education at lower cost, in both independent and public schools. This two-pronged study first examines to what extent the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Competition, Educational Vouchers
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Peterson, Paul E.; Chingos, Matthew M. – Education Next, 2009
The federal law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires states to "restructure" any school that fails for six years running to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward full proficiency on the part of all students by the year 2014. The law provides a number of restructuring options, including turning over the school's management to a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, School Administration, Educational Improvement