TY - GEN T1 - Charters, vouchers, and public education A2 - Peterson, Paul E. A2 - Campbell, David E., 1971- LA - English PP - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm53482634 AB - This volume brings together the most current empirical research on two important innovations reshaping American education today -- voucher programs and charter schools. Contributors include many of the foremost analysts in education policy. Of specific significance is cutting-edge research that evaluates the impact of vouchers on academic performance in the New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dayton, Ohio, school systems. The volume also looks beyond the American experience to consider the impact of market-based education as pioneered by New Zealand. Contributors also take stock of the movement's effects on public schools in particular and public opinion at-large. Also provides summaries of the existing research and the legal issues facing school choice. OP - 322 CN - LB2806.36 .C55 2001eb SN - 0815798245 SN - 9780815798248 SN - 9780815770268 SN - 081577026X SN - 9780815770275 SN - 0815770278 KW - Charter schools : United States. KW - Educational vouchers : United States. KW - Écoles à charte : États-Unis. KW - Bons scolaires : États-Unis. KW - EDUCATION : Organizations & Institutions. KW - EDUCATION : Administration : General. KW - EDUCATION : Evaluation & Assessment. KW - Charter schools KW - Educational vouchers KW - United States ER -