The School Choice Journey: School Vouchers and the Empowerment of Urban Families

by T. Stewart, P. Wolf

Overview

This in-depth chronicle of 110 families in Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program provides a realistic look at how urban families experience the process of using school choice vouchers and transform from government clients to consumers of education and active citizens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137442659
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	08/20/2014
Series:	Education Policy
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	217
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Author Thomas Stewart: Thomas Stewart is President of Patten University, USA. Author Patrick J. Wolf: Patrick J. Wolf is Professor and 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice at University of Arkansas, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Former United States Senator Joe Lieberman 1. What Is School Choice, And Why Did Some Parents Choose School Vouchers? 2. The History of Vouchers and Education Reform in Washington, DC 3. What Were Families Looking for in the Voucher Program? 4. What Major Challenges Did Families Experience Using Private School Vouchers? 5. How Do Families Measure Student Progress, Satisfaction and Success? 6. School Voucher and the Empowerment Of Urban Families 7. What Lessons Were Learned That May Help Future Travelers?

Editorial Reviews

"The School Choice Journey illuminates how well-crafted policies and practices can help urban families secure valuable education opportunities for their children. This is a must-read for anyone interested in improving the academic outcomes for urban children." Rod Paige, Former US Secretary of Education

"Rarely have I read a book that provides scholarly insights into the reality low-income urban families face as they move from marginalized to empowered participants in their children's education. Stewart and Wolf have made a significant contribution to our understanding of urban education reform and parental school choice." - Howard Fuller, Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University, USA

"The School Choice Journey offers important policy lessons from the DC voucher program. Perhaps most important, the authors dig deep into the challenges disadvantaged families face in navigating their choices and what help they need most to be more effective choosers and advocates in the growing landscape of public and private school choice." - Robin J. Lake, Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education and Affiliate Faculty, University of Washington, Bothell, USA

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