School Choice Crucible: A Case Study of Boulder Valley.

Howe, Kenneth; Eisenhart, Margaret; Betebenner, Damian

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Publication Date: 2001

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School Choice Crucible: A Case Study of Boulder Valley.

Howe, Kenneth; Eisenhart, Margaret; Betebenner, Damian

Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n2 p137-46 Oct 2001

Based on findings of school-choice efforts in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado, concludes that this reform experiment should be abandoned, because of controversy involving competition for district resources, differential perceptions of parent satisfaction, and inequitable opportunities for parents to exercise school-choice options. (PKP)

Descriptors: Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Fund Raising, Open Enrollment, School Choice, Social Stratification, Special Needs Students, Student Needs

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Language: English

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