Privatizing Educational Choice : Consequences for Parents, Schools, and Public Policy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1-Education Privatization in Its Many Forms -- Introduction -- The Broad Framework of Educational Privatization -- Our Mission -- Note -- Chapter 2-The Marketplace in Education -- Introduction -- Market Reforms in Education -- Internal Anatomy of Markets -- Education and the Public-Private Nexus -- Evidence on Vouchers and Choice -- Future Developments -- Power of Ideology -- Notes -- Part I: The Family -- Chapter 3-Families as Contractual Partners in Education -- Introduction -- Families, Schools, and Educational Attainments -- Developing a Metaphorical Family Contract -- Implementing the Contract -- Note -- Chapter 4-Modeling School Choice: A Comparison of Public, Private-Independent, Private-Religious, and Home-Schooled Students -- Introduction -- The Economics of School Choice -- Data -- Estimation of School Choice -- Conclusion -- Note -- Chapter 5-Home-Schooling -- Introduction -- The Home-Schooling Movement -- A Framework for Evaluating Home-Schooling -- The Impact of Home-Schooling on U.S. Education -- Notes -- Part II: The Private Market -- Chapter 6-The Effects of Competition on Educational Outcomes: A Review of U.S. Evidence -- Introduction -- Identifying the Evidence on Competition -- Competition and Academic Outcomes -- Competition and Educational Quality -- Sensitivity Analysis -- Policy Reform and Competition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7-School Choice and the Supply of Private Schooling Places (with Heather Schwartz) -- Introduction -- The Importance of School Supply in Education Reform -- Supply Responsiveness in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8-The Potential of For-Profit Schools for Educational Reform -- Introduction -- Can For-Profit EMOs Be Profitable?.

Do EMOs Contribute to Educational Reform? -- What Has Been Learnt? -- Chapter 9-Postcompulsory Entitlements: Vouchers for Life-Long Learning -- Introduction -- Vouchers for Postsecondary Education -- Evaluating Postcompulsory Entitlements -- Can PCEs Work? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

Controversies over the merits of public and private education have never been more prominent than today.

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