Nine Lies about School Choice: Answering the Critics.

Autor/in	Allen, Jeanne
Institution	Center for Education Reform, Washington, DC.
Titel	Nine Lies about School Choice: Answering the Critics.
Quelle	(1995), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Access to Education; Accountability; Conservatism; Educational Equity (Finance); Elementary Secondary Education; Free Enterprise System; Politics of Education; Private Education; Private Schools; Public Schools; School Choice; School Restructuring; State Church Separation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Verantwortung; Konservatismus; Freie Wirtschaft; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Privatunterricht; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung
Abstract	This document presents arguments to counter nine criticisms, or "lies," most frequently leveled at school choice. The criticisms include the following: (1) the undermining America argument: Choice will destroy the American public school tradition; (2) the creaming argument: Choice will leave the poor behind in the worst schools; (3) the incompetent parent argument: Parents will not be capable of choosing the right school for their child; (4) the nonacademic parental neglect argument: Parents will use the wrong criteria to choose schools for their children; (5) the selectivity issue: Private schools are exclusive and there will be insufficient help for students with special needs; (6) the radical schools scare: Extremists will form schools; (7) the church-state problem: Choice is unconstitutional; (8) the public accountability argument: Private schools are not sufficiently regulated; and (9) the choice-is-expensive argument: There are high hidden costs associated with school choice. (Includes 52 footnotes.) (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01