School Choice: The Struggle for the Soul of American Education

Few school reform movements have aroused more public passion than school choice. Should families have a voice in deciding which schools their children attend? Is it true that increased competition leads to better schools? How do the various school choice proposals differ? Are school choice policies logistically feasible and economically viable?

In this book Peter Cookson, a noted educational sociologist, discusses the practice and politics of school choice objectively and comprehensively. C...