Educating citizens : international perspectives on civic values and school choice / Patrick J. Wolf, Stephen Macedo, editors, with David J. Ferrero and Charles Venegoni
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: School Choice, Civic Values, and Problems of Policy Comparison; 2. Regulating School Choice to Promote Civic Values: Constitutional and Political Issues in the Netherlands; 3. Private Schools as Public Provision for Education: School Choice and Market Forces in the Netherlands; 4. Regulation, Choice, and Basic Values in Education in England and Walkes: A Legal Perspective; 5. School Choice Policies and Social Integration: The Experience of England and Wales; 6. Regulating School Choice in Belgium's Flemish Community
Summary
The United States is in the midst of historic experiments with publicly funded choice in K-12 education, experiments that recently received a 'green light' from the Supreme Court. Other countries have long experience with the funding and regulation of nonpublic schools. What is the US hoping to learn from these experiences?
