The Saturation Campaign of Lies and Distortions about Educational Vouchers.

Autor/in	Fuller, Howard L.
Institution	Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI. Institute for the Transformation of Learning.
Titel	The Saturation Campaign of Lies and Distortions about Educational Vouchers.
Quelle	(2000), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Academic Achievement; Admission (School); Educational Finance; Educational Vouchers; Elementary Secondary Education; Low Income Groups; Private School Aid; Private Schools; Public Schools; Racial Segregation; School Choice; Special Needs Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Bildungsfonds; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Rassentrennung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf
Abstract	This paper asserts that a campaign of "distortions and lies" about educational vouchers is being conducted by opponents of expanded educational options for low-income parents. It suggests that aspects of the voucher debate are subject to frequent distortion, refuting myths that are being spread. These focus on such issues as: overall admission practices in public and private schools; admission practices for special education students in public and private schools; other private school practices and issues (e.g., voucher programs siphon the best students from public schools, and vouchers are not helping the children they were designed to help); racial segregation; fiscal issues; and academic achievement. The paper concludes that the anti-voucher campaign is having an affect, and two groups must accept responsibility for calling attention to these "lies" and repudiating them: the news media and citizens on all sides of the issue. It recommends that these groups hold accountable the perpetrators of such "lies" and urge elected policymakers to reject distortions designed to block a fair debate of the issue. (Contains 34 references.) (SM)
Anmerkungen	Marquette University, Office of Research, 2025 North Summit Avenue, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Tel: 414-765-0691; Fax: 414-765-1271.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01