Educational Freedom in Urban America Fifty

This book offers a prescription for reform that includes freedom of choice among public and private schools.

PREFACE

vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

xi

1. The Continuing Struggle for Parental Choice,

Howard Fuller

1

(4)

2. Fulfilling the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education,

Floyd Flake

5

(8)

3. Freedom of Choice: Brown, Vouchers, and the Philosophy of Language,

Gerard Robinson

13

(40)

4. The Meaning of Zelman and the Future of School Choice,

Paul E. Peterson

53

(16)

5. Educational Freedom for D.C. Schools,

Casey Lartigue Jr.

69

(40)

6. Undermining Teacher Quality: The Perverse Consequences of Certification,

Chaim Karczag

109

(26)

7. Private and Public School Desegregation in Atlanta 50 Years after Brown vs. Board of Education,

Eric Wearne

135

(12)

8. Building Futures with Private Scholarships: The Washington Scholarship Fund,

Tracey Johnson

147

(10)

9. Success as a Charter School: The Cesar Chavez Experience,

Irasema Salcido

157

(20)

10. The Politics of School Choice: African-Americans and Vouchers,

David A. Bositis

177

(28)

11. What Does a Voucher Buy? The Cost of Private Schools in Six Cities,

David Salisbury

205

(42)

12. Markets and Urban Schooling: What Choice-Driven Competition Is Doing, and How to Make It Do More,

Frederick M. Hess

247

(18)

13. How Markets Affect Quality: Testing a Theory of Market Education against the International Evidence,

Andrew J. Coulson

265

(60)

CONTRIBUTORS

325

(4)

INDEX

329

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Educational Freedom in Urban America Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education

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