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Books on: education vouchers

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The Market Approach to Education: An Analysis of America's First Voucher Program

Book by John F. Witte; Princeton University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Education, Urban--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Case Studies, Educational Vouchers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Case Studies, School Choice--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Case Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...and putting pressure on education bureaucracies. However...current public schools. Vouchers could prove costly, while...stalemate over large-scale voucher programs results both from...begin highly publicized voucher experiments at the local...the constitutionality of vouchers. Incremental Expansion of...Expansion of the Milwaukee voucher program occurred in two steps...
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Vouchers within Reason: A Child-Centered Approach to Education Reform

Book by James G. Dwyer; Cornell University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Educational Vouchers--Law And Legislation--United States, Educational Vouchers--United States, School Choice--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...ensure them a good education. A properly designed voucher program would be one...religious schools before vouchers become available or...receiving a good secular education, because without...group. At present, voucher proponents best argument is that vouchers are one possible way...to receive a better education, which makes them...
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The Great School Debate: Choice, Vouchers, and Charters

Book by Thomas L. Good, Jennifer S. Braden; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000

Subjects:

Charter Schools--United States, Education--United States--Evaluation, Educational Vouchers--United States, Privatization In Education--United States, School Choice--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...schooling, such as voucher plans public funds to subsidize private school education , and charter schools...Florida to Allow Student Vouchers" 1 and "Florida to...strong advocate of vouchers. In contrast, New...strong opponent of vouchers, to the point of threatening to resign if a voucher plan were approved...presence in American education. A sweeping debate...
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Liberty and Learning: Milton Friedman's Voucher Idea at Fifty

Book by Robert C. Enlow, Lenore T. Ealy; Cato Institute, 2006

Subjects:

Educational Vouchers--United States, Friedman, Milton--1912-

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...implications for debates over education policy in highly developed...the introduction of education vouchers in America. One of...academies, critics of the voucher pro- posal wanted...to many people about vouchers: We have been impressed...I couldnt stand the education bureaucracy, red tape...
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The Case against School Vouchers

Book by Edd Doerr, Albert J. Menendez, John M. Swomley; Prometheus Books, 1996

Subjects:

Educational Vouchers--United States, School Choice--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...622 1971 . 24. Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v. Nyquist...796 1973 . 25. David Heller, ed., Education Vouchers New York: The National Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty, 1995 , p. 14...

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Journal Articles on: education vouchers

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Colorado and the Higher Education Voucher Experiment: Finance Revolution or "hail Mary Pass?"

Journal article by Travis Reindl; College and University, Vol. 80, 2005

Subjects:

Colorado, Education policy, Educational vouchers, Higher education, School finance, State laws

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Colorado and the Higher Education Voucher Experiment: Finance Revolution...transforming how public higher education is funded in that state. The measure...professional, and developmental education, as well as public service and...
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Would School Vouchers Benefit K-12 Physical Education?

Journal article; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 73, 2002

Subjects:

Educational finance, Educational vouchers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Physical education, Physical education and training, Student aid--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Student assistance programs, Student financial aid--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...system. School vouchers encourage public...them. I feel the voucher system would negatively...12 physical education systems. We are...think that school vouchers would benefit K-12 physical education. With the implementation of the voucher system, private...result of school vouchers. Another negative aspect of the voucher system is that...any aspect of education, is not good...
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Florida Grows a Lemon: Court Contortions Overturn a Successful Voucher Program

Journal article by Josh Dunn, Martha Derthick; Education Next, Vol. 6, 2006

Subjects:

Educational vouchers--Laws, regulations and rules, Federal aid to education, Government aid to education, Public schools--Cases, Public schools--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Contortions Overturn a Successful Voucher Program. by Josh Dunn , Martha...but to enter Floridas school voucher wars. In 1999 the legislature...state provides for childrens education, although that is not what...the public monopoly of K-12 education. Though small, with a mere...
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What Is Wrong with Education Vouchers?

Journal article by Robert E. Prasch, Falguni A. Sheth; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 34, 2000

Subjects:

Educational vouchers--Evaluation, Federal aid to private schools--Evaluation, State aid to private schools--Evaluation, Tuition tax credits--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...generous of school voucher proposals is limited...reasonably surmise that education vouchers, to the extent...adjusted value of the education voucher. After all...value of their vouchers out of private...for with state vouchers? What course...the funding of education through a voucher system. If anything...
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Education Vouchers and Labour Supply

Journal article by John Creedy; Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 13, 2010

Subjects:

Educational vouchers, Human capital, Labor supply, Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...the presence of education vouchers combined with a...compares a uniform education voucher system with a means...scheme in which the voucher is reduced as parental...means-testing of education vouchers that is examined...

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Magazine Articles on: education vouchers

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Colorado Passes Higher Education Voucher Program

Magazine article by Brittny A. McCarthy; Academe, Vol. 90, September 2004

Subjects:

Colleges & universities, Colorado, Educational vouchers, Higher education, State laws

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Colorado Passes Higher Education Voucher Program by Brittny...signed into law a college voucher program that will remove direct...program will instead give vouchers to students to spend at colleges...Colorado Commission on Higher Education Web site claims the voucher program was designed to increase...
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School Vouchers: a Wedge Issue for African Americans?

Magazine article by Julianne Malveaux; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 20, December 18, 2003

Subjects:

African Americans, Education, Educational vouchers, Initiatives, Minority & ethnic groups, Public schools, Vouchers, Washington DC

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...around the nation about vouchers is at least as interesting...Americans support public education and the adequate funding...public schools greet voucher programs with the...million member National Education Association, have lobbied against vouchers and for better public...that push quality education "by whatever means...guinea pigs in their voucher experiments, many...
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Poll Finds Hardening of Positions, Less Support for Vouchers

Magazine article by Ben Hammer; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 20, June 5, 2003

Subjects:

Education, Educational vouchers, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, Minority & ethnic groups, Polls & surveys, Private schools, Public schools, School systems

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...peoples attitudes on vouchers are based on very little...Peoples response to vouchers is based on zero experience...political support for vouchers is unlikely to go anywhere...focuses the public on education issues. In the nations...kids getting a crappy education and we could do a lot...
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Vouchers and the Constitution II

Magazine article by Robert J. Bresler; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 131, September 2002

Subjects:

Educational vouchers--Laws, regulations and rules, Tuition tax credits--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Supreme Court--Cases

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Vouchers and the Constitution...upheld the Ohio voucher program that was...Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing (1947...school receiving voucher payments could...independence. Should vouchers ever become a...privatization of education, World Bank economist...public education, vouchers could nationalize private education. Currently...broad-based voucher programs are remote...
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Private Education Voucher Program Wins Approval in Colorado

Magazine article; Church & State, Vol. 56, May 2003

Subjects:

Colorado--Social policy, Educational vouchers--Laws, regulations, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

Private education voucher program wins...state to approve a voucher program since the U...would have to offer vouchers to low-income students...Palatka) would allocate vouchers worth $3,500. It...Texas has approved a voucher proposal. The Texas...Representatives Public Education Committee voted 4...board that opposes vouchers. In an April 1 election...

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Newspaper Articles on: education vouchers

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Education Act Won't Be Open to Change; Funding, Vouchers Are Debated

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 14, 2004

Subjects:

National Education Association, Paige, Rod

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Education Act Wont Be Open to Change; Funding, Vouchers Are Debated. Byline: George...to improve implementation, Education Secretary Rod Paige said in...convention last July, the National Education Association (NEA), which...
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Vouchers and Special Education; Florida Program Makes the Grade

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 29, 2008

Subjects:

Disabled persons--Reports, Education--Reports

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...special-education voucher program has improved the education that the public schools...program has offered vouchers to any disabled student...findings for special education vouchers are consistent with...programs for regular education students. Despite...school choice from voucher programs and charter...
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Rhee Aims to Build Voucher Programs; Part of Special Education Plan

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 23, 2010

Subjects:

Education--Finance, Educational finance, Special education

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Programs; Part of Special Education Plan. Byline: Deborah Simmons...new blueprint for special education reform that includes an expansion of voucher programs. And whether Miss...considering using publicly funded vouchers for special-needs students...programming to purchase special-education services from a network of...
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New Poll Finds Public Support for Education Vouchers for Poor

Newspaper article by Carol Innerst; The Washington Times, September 12, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Americans Attitudes Toward Education and School Reform...of recent National Education Association and Phi...government-funded vouchers for private schools...government-funded voucher question in the PDK...age children favor vouchers funded by the government...for a federal role in education. "We asked about...
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Education Plan Gets Bipartisan OK in Senate, but Leaves out Vouchers

Newspaper article by George Archibald; The Washington Times, March 7, 2001

Subjects:

Jeffords, James M.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...elements of President Bushs education plan, but left private school vouchers out of the bill. Top aides...a tentative $27 billion education package including Mr. Bushs...today in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee...out of the bill Mr. Bushs voucher proposals and other controversial...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: education vouchers

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School Vouchers

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...aimed at improving education for the children of...idea behind school vouchers is to give parents...providing a better education for their students. The first school-voucher program instituted...various kinds of voucher programs were being...evidence that the use of vouchers has improved the education of students using...
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School

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...community centers, adult education, summer schools, and recreation...school administration, school vouchers , and charter schools . Parochial...systems usually provide primary education for children up to ages 11...E. P. Cubberley, Public Education in the United States (1919...
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Church and State

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Representatives unanimously. Education has been a fertile field...such questions as religious education in tax-supported schools...politically fashionable school vouchers , and one had held that when a voucher system resulted in almost...church property and religious education. The clerical parties...

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