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Discusses the heated debate raging on the US nation's schools, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. This study proposes a solution to the problem by finding a middle ground between these extremes.

Table of Contents
Preface 1: Preserving Public Education 2: A Critique of the Current Public School System 3: A Contract School Strategy 4: Contracting and Other Reform Proposals 5: How a Contract Strategy Would Work 6: Paying for Contract Schools 7: Politics, Leadership, and Transition Strategies App. A: Two Hypothetical Contract Schools App. B: Primer on School Finance Systems App. C: Questions and Answers about Contract Schools Bibliography Index

Reinventing Public Education

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    A Hardback by Paul Hill, Lawrence C. Pierce, James W. Guthrie

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226336510, 978-0226336510
      ISBN10: 0226336514

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses the heated debate raging on the US nation's schools, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. This study proposes a solution to the problem by finding a middle ground between these extremes.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1: Preserving Public Education 2: A Critique of the Current Public School System 3: A Contract School Strategy 4: Contracting and Other Reform Proposals 5: How a Contract Strategy Would Work 6: Paying for Contract Schools 7: Politics, Leadership, and Transition Strategies App. A: Two Hypothetical Contract Schools App. B: Primer on School Finance Systems App. C: Questions and Answers about Contract Schools Bibliography Index

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