Examines the long-standing campaign that resulted in today's school voucher policies. In this book, scholars and national experts untangle this complex story to show how law and policy have aligned to dramatically alter the likely future of American schooling.
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Contents (Tentative)
1. Introduction: Voucher Expansion and the Abandonment of Equity
- Kevin G. Welner, Gary Orfield, and Luis A. Huerta
2. The Segregationist Origins and Legacy of Today's Private School Vouchers
- Steve Suitts
3. Private School Vouchers: Legal Challenges and Civil Rights Protections
- Kevin G. Welner and Preston C. Green
4. Voucher Expansion and the Threat to Students' Educational and Civil Rights
- Derek W. Black
5. Vouchers as a Mechanism for State-Sanctioned Private Discrimination
- Julie F. Mead and Suzanne E. Eckes
6. Evolving Voucher Policies: Broadening Eligibility Through Rules & Schools
- Luis A. Huerta and Steven Koutsavlis
7. Bait and Switch: How Voucher Advocates Shift Policy Objectives
- Christopher Lubienski, T. Jameson Brewer, and Joel R. Malin
8. Educational Privatization in Congress From Reagan to Biden: An Ideology Unfulfilled
- Elizabeth H. DeBray and Ann E. Blankenship-Knox
9. School Vouchers in Indiana: Policy Shifts and Their Implications for Economically Disadvantaged Families and Students of Color
- Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and Megan Austin
10. A Voucher by Any Other Name: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and the Future of School Choice
- David R. Garcia and Makayla Steele
11. Washington, D.C. Voucher Program: Civil Rights Implications
- Mary Levy
12. Private Sector Schools: Limited Scope & Stratification
- Jongyeon Ee, Gary Orfield, and Jennifer Teitell
13. Conclusion: Can Vouchers Be Reshaped to Accomplish Their Initial Rhetorical Goals?
- Kevin G. Welner, Gary Orfield, and Luis A. Huerta
Endnotes
Index
About the Editors and Authors
