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ERIC Number: EJ578195
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
Free Market Policies and Public Education: At What (Opportunity) Cost?
Metcalf, Kim K.
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v12 n1 p19-25 Win 1999
Defines educational voucher programs and summarizes arguments in their favor. Discusses the strength of the voucher movement, the ideology and attitudes behind it, and the current extent of voucher programs in the United States. Reviews research on publicly funded voucher programs, focusing on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Grant Program. Contains 28 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Parent Attitudes, Politics of Education, Public Education, School Choice
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ohio (Cleveland); Wisconsin (Milwaukee)