Choosing Schools Vouchers and American Education

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Preface
About the Authors
An Argument in Favor of School Vouchers
Public Education: Two Misconceptions	p. 11
Democracy, Pluralism, and School Choice	p. 19
Equity, Liberty, and Nonpublic Schools	p. 31
Constitutional Law and Vouchers	p. 41
The Empirical Questions about Private Education	p. 53
An Affirmative Argument for Vouchers	p. 67
The Politics of Voucher Legislation	p. 79
Conclusion	p. 89
Notes	p. 103
There Is No Escape Clause in the Social Contract: The Case against School Vouchers
Argument One: Education Is a Political Right, Not a Property Right	p. 125
Argument Two: Consumership Will Not Improve Education	p. 131
Argument Three: Public Funding of Religious Schools Is Unconstitutional	p. 143
Argument Four: There Is No Known Relationship between Vouchers and Student Achievement	p. 147
Argument Five: Vouchers Are Expensive, Impractical, and Inherently Destructive to Community Schools	p. 157
A Final Note	p. 163
Notes	p. 165
Index	p. 171
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