ERIC Number: ED476193
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 9
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School Choice: Abundant Hopes, Scarce Evidence of Results.
Fuller, Bruce; Burr, Elizabeth; Huerta, Luis; Puryear, Susan; Wexler, Edward
School choice, as one avenue toward educational reform, must be placed in context, according to this brief policy analysis. Prepared mainly for policymakers in California and stressing implications for public education in California, the report briefly discusses five samples of school choice: (1) magnet schools; (2) charter schools; (3) open enrollment; (4) voucher experiments; and (5) tax credits for private-school enrollment. The report describes how these choice mechanisms are intended to work and what is known about their actual effects on students, parents, and local educators. One key finding is that the claims made by advocates of choice programs far exceed the hard evidence required to judge actual results. The report also touches on accountability as a reform strategy and urges policymakers and local interest groups to consider accountability reforms alongside the desire to spawn more diverse forms of schooling. (WFA)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Charter Schools, Economics of Education, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Nontraditional Education, Open Enrollment, Parent Empowerment, Private School Aid, Private Schools, Public Schools, School Choice, Tax Credits
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), University of California, Berkeley School of Education, 3653 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1670. Tel: 510-642-7223; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: PACE123@socrates.berkeley.edu; Web site: http://pace.berkeley.edu/pace_about.html. For full text: http://pace.berkeley.edu/schoolchoice_exsum.pdf.
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Stuart Foundation, San Francisco, CA.
Authoring Institution: Policy Analysis for California Education, Berkeley, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California
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