Putting Vouchers in Perspective: Thinking about School Choice after Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. Policy Brief.

Autor/in	Rotherham, Andrew J.
Institution	Progressive Policy Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	Putting Vouchers in Perspective: Thinking about School Choice after Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. Policy Brief.
Quelle	(2002), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Accountability; Court Litigation; Economics of Education; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Finance; Educational Vouchers; Elementary Secondary Education; Financial Policy; Politics of Education; Private School Aid; Private Schools; Public Education; School Choice; School Support; State Church Separation; Tuition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Rechtsstreit; Bildungsökonomie; Bildungsfonds; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Private school; Privatschule; Öffentliche Erziehung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulförderverein; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Unterweisung; Unterricht
Abstract	In 2002 the Supreme Court decided that tuition vouchers for private and religious schools do not violate the First Amendment's establishment clause. With "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris," the case in question, the Court put the school-choice debate back in the political arena, where it belongs, according to this position paper/policy brief. The brief postulates principles that policymakers must incorporate into any choice proposals in the wake of the "Zelman" decision. The brief points out that vouchers are only a funding mechanism, not an instructional change, and introduces two important principles: (1) Vouchers have no direct connection with teaching, curriculum, or other in-school factors that influence student learning; and (2) parents and the general public have a compelling interest in at least basic student learning. The paper goes on to present arguments in favor of accountable choice and concludes that the "Zelman" decision can serve either as another milestone in an unproductive debate over school choice or as a catalyst for rethinking choice and accountability in public education. (Contains 29 endnotes, many of which include references.) (WFA)
Anmerkungen	Progressive Policy Institute, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20003. Tel: 202-547-0001; Fax: 202-544-5014; Web site: http://www.ppionline.org. For full text: http://www.ppionline.org/documents/Ed_vouchers_702.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC