School Choice at the Crossroads

"In most publications, school choice has been synonymous with charter schools. This book offers a useful and important contribution to the field exploring both public and private school choice charter schools, vouchers, Catholic schools, and tax credit programs." Priscilla Wohlstetter, Distinguished Research Professor, Education Policy & Social Analysis, Columbia University, USA

Mark Berends is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame, USA. R. Joseph Waddington is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, USA. John Schoenig is the Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Educational Policy for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

Contents Preface Section I: Introduction and Overview Introduction: School Choice at the Crossroads Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and John Schoenig Section II: Where We Are Educational Vouchers and Tax Credit Scholarship Programs in the United States: 1990-2017 John F. Witte Organizational and Social Costs of Schools Participation in a Voucher Program Megan Austin Does Private School Choice Improve Student Achievement? A Review of the Evidence Patrick J. Wolf, and Anna J. Egalite, Charter Schools The Effects of Charter Schools on Student Achievement Julian R. Betts, and Y. Emily Tang Innovation in Charter Schools: An Exploratory Analysis Mark Berends, Roberto V. Pealoza, Marisa Cannata, amd Ellen B. Goldring Redefining What It Means to be a Teacher: An Examination of Teacher Autonomy and Innovation in Indianapolis Charter Schools Madeline Mavrogordato Taking Charge of Choice: The Case and Implications of Mayoral Charter Control Claire Smrekar, and Madeline Mavrogordato Scaling up and Sustaining Charter School Effects Mark Berends and R. Joseph Waddington Section III: Understanding the Context of School Choice Achievement versus Attainment: Are School Choice Evaluators Looking for Impacts in the Wrong Places? Collin Hitt, Patrick J. Wolf, and Michael Q. McShane Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful: What Can Research Tell Us? Philip M. Gleason The Politics of Charter School Evidence in Local Context: The Case of Los Angeles Janelle Scott, Elizabeth DeBray, Christopher Lubienski, Johanna Hanley, Elise Castillo, and Samantha L. Hedges Self-Governing Schools, Parental Choice and the Public Interest Helen F. Ladd Contributor Bios