Choice for Some or for All; Parents Choosing Schools or Teachers Choosing Easy to Educate Kids?

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A Libertarian Is Searching For an Education 'Plan B'

Submitted by Larry Littlefield, Jan 14, 2008 11:48

It should be no surprise that an escape hatch for some kids, those with parents motivated enough to pursue it, does nothing for others. And how is it decided who gets to go to the special schools? Do they screen for the easy to educate students? The UFT charter school is supposed to prove the contract works, but it wasn't stuck with the worst teachers -- the principal could choose good ones.

Choice for all requires three competing public school districts with equal resources per child, and different management and labor contracts, with children zoned for one school in each district. Then everyone would have a choice.

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Let's face it our educational system is broken in many cities all over this country. And educators haven't a clue... [MORE]	Randy Caldwell	Jan 21, 2008 22:25
Charter Schools and Milwaukee-Style vouchers are an utterly inadequate test of market accountability in K-12 education. For that, you need... [MORE]	Dr. John Merrifield	Jan 21, 2008 17:19
I sense that it is erroneous to lump together the two items, school vouchers and charter schools. Moreover, the two... [MORE]	Patrick Groff, Professor of Education Emeritus, San Diego State University	Jan 15, 2008 03:32
Mr. Stern is correct in his analysis that a market approach based upon competition alone will not lead to the... [MORE]	Debbie Smith	Jan 14, 2008 12:21
It should be no surprise that an escape hatch for some kids, those with parents motivated enough to pursue it,...	Larry Littlefield	Jan 14, 2008 11:48

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