Alternative Schooling and School Choice.

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLING AND SCHOOL CHOICE-FRONT COVER -- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLING AND SCHOOL CHOICE -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF -- ABOUT THE VOLUME EDITORS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION -- LEGAL BASIS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE -- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLING AND SCHOOL CHOICE -- Charter Schools -- Nonpublic Schools -- Specialized Schools -- SUMMARY -- Further Readings and Resources -- Court Cases and Statutes -- 1. Are charter schools a viable educational model as an alternative to public education? -- OVERVIEW Gerald M. Cattaro Fordham University -- POINT: Eric S. Hall University of South Florida -- COUNTERPOINT: Zorka Karanxha University of South Florida -- 2. Do ethnocentric charter schools unconstitutionally discriminate on the basis of race and/or national origin? -- OVERVIEW Suzanne E. Eckes Indiana University -- POINT: Ralph D. Mawdsley Cleveland State University -- COUNTERPOINT: Alex S. Hall University of Dayton -- 3. Should faith-based charter schools survive constitutional scrutiny? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Bruce S. Cooper Fordham University -- COUNTERPOINT: Janet Mulvey Pace University -- 4. Are culturally specific charter schools an appropriate means of preserving Muslim identity? -- OVERVIEW Gerald M. Cattaro Fordham University -- POINT: Letitia Basford Hamline University -- COUNTERPOINT: Martha Bigelow University of Minnesota -- 5. Is there any benefit to proprietary for-profit schools? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Lesley McCue University of Dayton -- COUNTERPOINT: Mary I. Grilliot University of Dayton.

6. Are publicly funded programs that afford parents the option of where to educate their children the most appropriate ways to promote educational choice? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Ralph D. Mawdsley Cleveland State University -- COUNTERPOINT: Timothy J. Ilg University of Dayton -- 7. Should homeschooling be subject to greater state regulation in such areas as teacher qualifications and curricular content? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts Charles J. Russo University of Dayton -- POINT: James L. Mawdsley Stark State College -- COUNTERPOINT: Ralph D. Mawdsley Cleveland State University -- 8. Should the Jewish community in the United States provide Jewish day schools for all Jewish children as a means of preserving their Jewish identity? -- OVERVIEW Charles J. Russo University of Dayton Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Marc N. Kramer RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network -- COUNTERPOINT: Bruce S. Cooper Fordham University -- 9. Do private, nonsectarian schools enhance student achievement? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: William Jeynes Witherspoon Institute and California State University, Long Beach -- COUNTERPOINT: Mark Littleton Tarleton State University -- 10. Do magnet schools enhance student achievement? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Timothy J. Ilg University of Dayton -- COUNTERPOINT: David Dolph University of Dayton -- 11. Do single-sex classes and/or schools better address the needs of elementary and/or secondary school students?.

OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Vivian Hopp Gordon Loyola University Chicago -- COUNTERPOINT: Jyllian Rosa Guerriero University of Dayton School of Law -- 12. Is Head Start worth preserving? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Carolyn Talbert-Johnson University of Dayton -- COUNTERPOINT: Tamela J. Dixon Ohio University -- 13. Are vocational education and apprenticeship programs valuable? -- OVERVIEW Michael J. Jernigan University of Dayton -- POINT: Dan Schroer Greene County Career Center, Xenia, Ohio -- COUNTERPOINT: Paul J. Waller Oakwood High School, Oakwood City Schools, Ohio -- 14. Are year-round schools an appropriate way to improve student outcomes? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Carolyn Talbert-Johnson University of Dayton -- COUNTERPOINT: Aaron Cooley New England College -- 15. Are Native American schools a viable means of enhancing student achievement? -- OVERVIEW Allan G. Osborne, Jr. Principal (Retired), Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts -- POINT: Carolyn A. Brown Fordham University -- COUNTERPOINT: Rachel Trimble American Institutes for Research -- INDEX.

Written and signed by experts in the field, this volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of alternative schooling and school choice, offering an illustrated overview of the topic as well as providing resources for further study.

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