A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on School Choice. Third Edition

Autor/in	Forster, Greg
Institution	Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Titel	A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on School Choice. Third Edition
Quelle	(2013), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Freedom; Evidence; School Choice; Racial Segregation; Public Schools; Democracy; Academic Achievement; Program Effectiveness; Educational Improvement; Educational Change; Competition; Educational Vouchers; Outcomes of Education; Educational Finance; Educational Objectives; Institutional Mission + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiheit; Evidenz; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Rassentrennung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Demokratie; Schulleistung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Wettkampf; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungsfonds; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel
Abstract	This report surveys the empirical research on school choice. It provides a thorough overview of what the research has found on five key topics: (1) Academic outcomes of choice participants; (2) Academic outcomes of public schools; (3) Fiscal impact on taxpayers; (4) Racial segregation in schools; and (5) Civic values and practices. The evidence points clearly in one direction. Opponents frequently claim school choice does not benefit participants, hurts public schools, costs taxpayers, facilitates segregation, and even undermines democracy. However, the empirical evidence consistently shows that choice improves academic outcomes for participants and public schools, saves taxpayer money, moves students into more integrated classrooms, and strengthens the shared civic values and practices essential to American democracy. These results are not difficult to explain. School choice improves academic outcomes by allowing students to find the schools that best match their needs, and by introducing healthy competition that keeps schools mission-focused. It saves money by eliminating administrative bloat and rewarding good stewardship of resources. It breaks down the barriers of residential segregation, drawing students together from diverse communities. And it strengthens democracy by accommodating diversity, de-politicizing the curriculum, and allowing schools the freedom to sustain the strong institutional cultures that are necessary to cultivate democratic virtues such as honesty, diligence, achievement, responsibility, service to others, civic participation, and respect for the rights of others. The size of the benefit provided by existing school choice programs is sometimes large, but is usually more modest. This is not surprising because the programs themselves are modest--curtailed by strict limits on the students they can serve, the resources they provide, and the freedom to innovate. Only a universal school choice program, accessible to all students, can deliver the kind of dramatic improvement American schools desperately need in all five of these important areas. (Contains 5 tables and 56 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. Available from: Foundation for Educational Choice. One American Square Suite 2420, Indianapolis, IN 46282. Tel: 317-681-0745; Fax: 317-681-0945; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10