Market-based policies, especially school vouchers, are expanding rapidly and shifting students out of traditional public schools. This article broadens, deepens, and updates prior critiques of the free market logic in five ways. First, although prior articles have pointed to some of the conditions necessary for efficient market functioning, I…

States that the 1996 National Education Summit diverts attention from the pressing problems of America's public schools, and highlights those areas needing greater attention. Argues for greater focus on corporate and governmental responsibility for children's educational environment, especially the physical conditions of schools. Concluding…