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Lessons from Privilege: The American Prep School Tradition » Read Now
by Arthur G. Powell. 293 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

In this book, a renowned historian of education searches out the lessons that private schooling might offer public education as cries for school reform grow louder. Arthur Powell uses the experience of private education to put the whole schooling enterprise in fresh perspective. He shows how the...
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In this book, a renowned historian of education searches out the lessons that private schooling might offer public education as cries for school reform grow louder. Arthur Powell uses the experience of private education to put the whole schooling enterprise in fresh perspective. He shows how the sense of schools as special communities can help instill passion and commitment in teachers, administrators, and students alike - and how passion and commitment are absolutely necessary for educational success. The power of economic resources, invested fully in schools, also becomes pointedly clear here, as does the value of incentives for teachers and students.
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Catholic Schools and the Common Good » Read Now
by Anthony S. Bryk, Valerie E. Lee, Peter B. Holland. 402 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

It is generally agreed that students--especially those from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds--are better educated in Catholic high schools than in public high schools. This finding is intriguing, but what does it mean? These authors respond to these questions in this comprehensive look a t how Catholic high schools function.
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Church Schools & Public Money: The Politics of Parochiaid » Read Now
by Edd Doerr, Albert J. Menendez. 147 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library
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Public and Private High Schools: The Impact of Communities » Read Now
by James S. Coleman, Thomas Hoffer. 224 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Democratic Education ("Private Schools" p. 115) » Read Now
by Amy Gutmann. 345 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Privatizing Education and Educational Choice: Concepts, Plans, and Experiences » Read Now
by Simon Hakim, Paul Seidenstat, Gary W. Bowman. 240 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Eighteen experts, including Albert Shanker, Ernest L. Boyer, Thomas Kean, and John Menge, examine the issues surrounding educational choice in public school systems and the voucher system for private schools. They discuss when choice should be considered, methods of implementation, and the extent to...
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Eighteen experts, including Albert Shanker, Ernest L. Boyer, Thomas Kean, and John Menge, examine the issues surrounding educational choice in public school systems and the voucher system for private schools. They discuss when choice should be considered, methods of implementation, and the extent to which government should be involved. Descriptions and evaluations of choice programs that have been implemented are presented. The book includes contributions from both supporters and opponents of choice presented within an academic framework to enhance examination, debate, and analysis. Since 37 states have adopted legislation that provides some kind of choice in the public education system, the issues involved will be important to school boards, educational administrators, public policy makers, parents, and taxpayers.
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Private Schools and the Public Good: Policy Alternatives for the Eighties » Read Now
by Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr. 212 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC GOOD Policy Alternatives...Publication Data Main entry under title: Private schools and the public good. Papers presented...in Washington...
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A Structural Model of Public and Private Schools, in Journal of Experimental Education » Read Now
by Richard G. Lomax. 10 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Structural Model of Public and Private Schools RICHARD G. LOMAX Louisiana...process similar for public and private schools? That is, would a theoretical...those of students...
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Giving Kids the Business: The Commercialization of America's Schools (Chap. 5 "Private School Vouchers: A False Choice") » Read Now
by Alex Molnar. 223 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Giving the Kids the Business exposes the way in which corporate America is turning schools into profit centres, and lowering the quality of public education.
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Parents, Their Children, and Schools ("Private School Choice" p. 161) » Read Now
by Barbara Schneider, James S. Coleman. 194 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...based or secular private high school, either...attending these schools at the eighth grade...school choice in the private sector and the educational...different types of...
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The Old New England Academies Founded before 1826 » Read Now
by Harriet Webster Marr. 311 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The old Grammar Schools required by Massachusetts...that it should be "privately supported, so that...land in aid of private donations," which...already had so many...