School Vouchers and Privatization: A Reference Handbook

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Explore this controversial approach to education, its practical applications, successes, and failures in a straightforward guide that covers every facet of the issue, from for-profit schools to outsourcing of school management to vouchers. * Coverage of private curriculum efforts, outsourcing, the role of teacher unions, and the emergence of for-profit schools * Provides a directory of organizations, associations, and government agencies involved with private choice, vouchers, and market-based educational reforms

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"[A] thought-provoking book that looks at both the theoretical and empirical issues surrounding school privatization ... Throughout the discussion, Weil produces a fair and balanced treatment of some truly controversial issues. A must-read for those interested in the privatization of U.S. schools. Essential. All levels." - Choice

Author Bio

Danny Weil is professor of philosophy and critical thinking at Allen Hancock College in Santa Maria, CA, and the director of the Critical Thinking Institute.