Revolution at the Margins: The Impact of Competition on Urban School Systems

by Frederick M. Hess

Book Overview

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For more than a decade, school choice has been a flashpoint in debates about our nation's schooling. Perhaps the most commonly advanced argument for school choice is the notion that markets will force public schools to improve, particularly in those urban areas where improvement has proved so elusive. However, the question of how public schools respond to market conditions has received surprisingly little attention. Revolution at the Margins examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815702094
• ISBN13: 9780815702092
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"