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The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools
Christopher Lubienski
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Paperback. Nearly the whole of America's partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. This title offers evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Nearly the whole of America's partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. Policy makers have increasingly turned to market-based models to help improve our schools, believing that private institutions - because they are competitively driven - are better than public ones. With The Public School Advantage, Christopher A. and Sarah Theule Lubienski offer powerful evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. Decades of research have shown that students ... Read more
Nearly the whole of America's partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. Policy makers have increasingly turned to market-based models to help improve our schools, believing that private institutions - because they are competitively driven - are better than public ones. With The Public School Advantage, Christopher A. and Sarah Theule Lubienski offer powerful evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. Decades of research have shown that students ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226088914
SKU
V9780226088914
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About Christopher Lubienski
Christopher A. Lubienski is professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is coeditor of The Charter School Experiment and School Choice Policies and Outcomes. Sarah Theule Lubienski is professor and associate dean of the Graduate College in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at ... Read more
Reviews for The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools
Their data-driven argument is a valuable contribution to a vitally important topic.
Glenn Altschuler Oregonian This important book provides clear evidence that the 'free-market model' of schooling does not match the hype of the privatization movement. It demonstrates that public education is a valuable and successful institution. It must be protected and strengthened, not privatized. ... Read more
Glenn Altschuler Oregonian This important book provides clear evidence that the 'free-market model' of schooling does not match the hype of the privatization movement. It demonstrates that public education is a valuable and successful institution. It must be protected and strengthened, not privatized. ... Read more