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The Economics of School Choice
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared school voucher programs constitutional, the many unanswered questions concerning the potential effects of school choice will become especially pressing. Contributors to this volume draw on state-of-the-art economic methods to answer some of these questions, investigating the ways in which school choice affects a wide range of issues. Combining the results of empirical research with analyses of the basic economic forces underlying local education markets, The Economics of School Choice presents evidence concerning the impact of school choice on student achievement, school productivity, teachers, and special education. It also tackles difficult ques...
School Choice
School Choice: The Findings is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey available, summarizing the research on charter schools, vouchers, and public versus private school effectiveness, from one of the country's most distinguished education scholars. The focus is on rigorous studies—those using randomized control groups (as in medical research), those that monitor achievement changes over time, and those based on large numbers of students. The findings presented here also go beyond academic achievement, covering students’ civic engagement, cost comparisons across school types, and public and parental opinion about schools and school choice. Dr. Walberg reveals how much Americans know...
School Vouchers
Privately funded voucher programs, started in the early 1990s, provide low-income families with private, non-governmental tuition assistance at private schools for kindergarten through grade 12. This report on privately funded voucher programs focuses on answers to the following questions: What are the characteristics of privately funded school voucher programs, including such factors as amount of tuition assistance, determination of student eligibility, and long-term challenges? What is known about the academic performance of students participating in these programs and the degree of parental satisfaction with the programs? Charts and tables.
Looking for That City
Moving from darkness into God's Light... ...is accomplished by moving from extreme thinking to a renewed and rebalanced mind, The renewal requires introspection, both to know the course and to pursue the course; freed from the burdens which push the higher passions and promises out of our lives. No matter the burdens - mental illness, the consequences of abuse, or one's own sins - they can be overcome. First, believe that failure is not final. Then hold to God's purpose for this life, while trusting Him for the glorious prize in the life to come. Those who yearn to overcome emotional darkness must be confident in their kinship with Christ. They must trust the faith on which their hope is gro...
