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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe general outlines of Gross's story are well known to education historians, but Gross brings a new perspective that offers valuable insights. * Adam Laats, History of Education *
Public vs. Private makes a nuanced and meticulously researched contribution to the study of the emergence of the Catholic school system in the United States and the origins of the contemporary parental choice debate in education. * Susan B. Reynolds , American Catholic Studies *
Gross's account of the politics of choice is authoritative for the time period (roughly from 1840 to 1925) he covers. * Paul E. Peterson, Education Next *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Private Schools and Public Regulation in American History Chapter One: Public Monopoly Chapter Two: Competing Schools Chapter Three: Educational Regulation Chapter Four: Public Policy and Private Schools Chapter Five: Creating the Educational Marketplace Chapter Six: Fighting the Educational Monopoly Epilogue: Public Problems and Private Education in the Post-World War II Era Notes Bibliography Index
