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The Ironies of School Choice: Empowering Parents and Reconceptualizing Public Education
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Olson Beal, Heather K.; Hendry, Petra Munro – American Journal of Education, 2012
School choice policy, especially as embedded in No Child Left Behind, assumes that empowering parents with choice will improve education by holding schools accountable and will reenergize democratic participation in public education. While parents are seen as critical change agents, little research documents how engaging in school choice affects…
Descriptors: School Choice, Change Agents, Immersion Programs, Magnet Schools