ROBERT A. FOX is Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Fox's previous positions have included member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, a seat on the Board of Directors of the National Education Association, Chair of the NEA Higher Education Caucus, Vice Chair of the American Association of University Professors' Collective Bargaining Congress, and President of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. He is an author of over 50 papers and presentations on school choice. NINA K. BUCHANAN is a Senior Editor of the Journal of School Choice and Professor Emerita at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Buchanan has published widely in gifted education, project-based learning, and national and international school choice. Her publications include Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education: A Handbook of Methods and Applications (1991), which is still in wide use.

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• Notes on Contributors viiiIntroduction 1Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States 13Sylvia L. Mendez, Monica S. Yoo, and John L. Rury2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice 28Guilbert C. Hentschke3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives 46Charles J. Russo and Nina Ranieri4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice 57Jeffrey R. Henig5 The Economics of School Choice 69Sean P. Corcoran and Sarah A. Cordes6 Philosophical Understandings of American School Choice 81Terri S. Wilson7 Private Schools 96Ronald L. Reynolds8 The Case for Private Schools 117Joe McTighe9 The Case Against Private Schooling 131Jeanne M. Powers and Amanda U. Potterton10 Private Schooling in Portugal: The Road to Freedom 149Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo11 Magnet Schools: History, Description, and Effects 158Jia Wang and Joan Herman12 The Case For Magnet Schools 180Gladys Pack13 The Case Against Magnet Schools 194Christine H. Rossell14 Specialist Schools in England: Reflections from across the Atlantic 215Hannah Chestnutt and Christopher Chapman15 Description and Brief History of Charter Schools: What are the Main Issues? What Do the Data Say About Their Effectiveness? 224Gary Miron16 The Case for Charters 237Susan Aud Pendergrass and Nora Kern17 The Case Against Charter Schools 252F. Howard Nelson18 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Sweden’s Experience with Independent Schools 267Gunnel Mohme19 An Introduction to Educational Vouchers 275John F. Witte20 The Case for School Vouchers 287Patrick J. Wolf and Anna J. Egalite21 The Weak Case for Vouchers 304Christopher Lubienski and T. Jamison Brewer22 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Chile’s Experience with School Vouchers 322Claudio Sapelli23 A Description and Brief History of Home Schooling in America 329Brian D. Ray24 A Case for Home Schooling 344Darren A. Jones25 Home Schooling: Putting Parental Rights Over Children’s Best Interest 362Martha Albertson Fineman26 What the United States Can Learn from Canada’s Experience with Home Schooling 376Deani Van Pelt and Lynn Bosetti27 Making the Choice to go Online: Exploring Virtual Schooling as an Option for K]12 Students 384Leanna Archambault and Kathryn Kennedy28 The Case for K]12 Online Learning 403Jered Borup and Kathryn Kennedy29 K–12 Online Learning and School Choice: Growth and Expansion in the Absence of Evidence 421Michael K. Barbour30 Virtual Schooling in Australia: From “School of the Air” to “Distance Education” 441Jennifer Buckingham31 Losing the War of Ideas? Why Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice 450Robert Maranto and Evan Rhinesmith32 Religion in Schools 465Elizabeth Green and Ray Pennings33 Educating Students with Disabilities in the School Choice Context 478Lauren Morando Rhim and Eileen Ahearn34 School Choice and Legal Issues 493Suzanne E. Eckes and Regina Umpstead35 A Critical Look at Parental Choice: Is Parental Choice a Broken Promise? 507Kathryn Hill and Janelle Scott36 School Choice: The Impact of Ethnicity, Race, Diversity, and Inclusion 517Nina K. Buchanan37 Media Coverage of School Choice 532Alex MedlerConclusion 549Robert A. Fox and Nina K. BuchananIndex 555

ROBERT A. FOX is Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Fox's previous positions have included member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, a seat on the Board of Directors of the National Education Association, Chair of the NEA Higher Education Caucus, Vice Chair of the American Association of University Professors' Collective Bargaining Congress, and President of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. He is an author of over 50 papers and presentations on school choice. NINA K. BUCHANAN is a Senior Editor of the Journal of School Choice and Professor Emerita at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Buchanan has published widely in gifted education, project-based learning, and national and international school choice. Her publications include Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education: A Handbook of Methods and Applications (1991), which is still in wide use.

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• Notes on Contributors viiiIntroduction 1Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States 13Sylvia L. Mendez, Monica S. Yoo, and John L. Rury2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice 28Guilbert C. Hentschke3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives 46Charles J. Russo and Nina Ranieri4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice 57Jeffrey R. Henig5 The Economics of School Choice 69Sean P. Corcoran and Sarah A. Cordes6 Philosophical Understandings of American School Choice 81Terri S. Wilson7 Private Schools 96Ronald L. Reynolds8 The Case for Private Schools 117Joe McTighe9 The Case Against Private Schooling 131Jeanne M. Powers and Amanda U. Potterton10 Private Schooling in Portugal: The Road to Freedom 149Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo11 Magnet Schools: History, Description, and Effects 158Jia Wang and Joan Herman12 The Case For Magnet Schools 180Gladys Pack13 The Case Against Magnet Schools 194Christine H. Rossell14 Specialist Schools in England: Reflections from across the Atlantic 215Hannah Chestnutt and Christopher Chapman15 Description and Brief History of Charter Schools: What are the Main Issues? What Do the Data Say About Their Effectiveness? 224Gary Miron16 The Case for Charters 237Susan Aud Pendergrass and Nora Kern17 The Case Against Charter Schools 252F. Howard Nelson18 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Sweden’s Experience with Independent Schools 267Gunnel Mohme19 An Introduction to Educational Vouchers 275John F. Witte20 The Case for School Vouchers 287Patrick J. Wolf and Anna J. Egalite21 The Weak Case for Vouchers 304Christopher Lubienski and T. Jamison Brewer22 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Chile’s Experience with School Vouchers 322Claudio Sapelli23 A Description and Brief History of Home Schooling in America 329Brian D. Ray24 A Case for Home Schooling 344Darren A. Jones25 Home Schooling: Putting Parental Rights Over Children’s Best Interest 362Martha Albertson Fineman26 What the United States Can Learn from Canada’s Experience with Home Schooling 376Deani Van Pelt and Lynn Bosetti27 Making the Choice to go Online: Exploring Virtual Schooling as an Option for K]12 Students 384Leanna Archambault and Kathryn Kennedy28 The Case for K]12 Online Learning 403Jered Borup and Kathryn Kennedy29 K–12 Online Learning and School Choice: Growth and Expansion in the Absence of Evidence 421Michael K. Barbour30 Virtual Schooling in Australia: From “School of the Air” to “Distance Education” 441Jennifer Buckingham31 Losing the War of Ideas? Why Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice 450Robert Maranto and Evan Rhinesmith32 Religion in Schools 465Elizabeth Green and Ray Pennings33 Educating Students with Disabilities in the School Choice Context 478Lauren Morando Rhim and Eileen Ahearn34 School Choice and Legal Issues 493Suzanne E. Eckes and Regina Umpstead35 A Critical Look at Parental Choice: Is Parental Choice a Broken Promise? 507Kathryn Hill and Janelle Scott36 School Choice: The Impact of Ethnicity, Race, Diversity, and Inclusion 517Nina K. Buchanan37 Media Coverage of School Choice 532Alex MedlerConclusion 549Robert A. Fox and Nina K. BuchananIndex 555

ROBERT A. FOX is Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Fox's previous positions have included member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, a seat on the Board of Directors of the National Education Association, Chair of the NEA Higher Education Caucus, Vice Chair of the American Association of University Professors' Collective Bargaining Congress, and President of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. He is an author of over 50 papers and presentations on school choice. NINA K. BUCHANAN is a Senior Editor of the Journal of School Choice and Professor Emerita at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Buchanan has published widely in gifted education, project-based learning, and national and international school choice. Her publications include Conducting Research and Evaluation in Gifted Education: A Handbook of Methods and Applications (1991), which is still in wide use.

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• Notes on Contributors viiiIntroduction 1Robert A. Fox and Nina K. Buchanan1 A Brief History of Public Education in the United States 13Sylvia L. Mendez, Monica S. Yoo, and John L. Rury2 A Brief and Future History of School Choice 28Guilbert C. Hentschke3 School Choice: An Overview of Selected International Perspectives 46Charles J. Russo and Nina Ranieri4 A Political Scientist Looks at American School Choice 57Jeffrey R. Henig5 The Economics of School Choice 69Sean P. Corcoran and Sarah A. Cordes6 Philosophical Understandings of American School Choice 81Terri S. Wilson7 Private Schools 96Ronald L. Reynolds8 The Case for Private Schools 117Joe McTighe9 The Case Against Private Schooling 131Jeanne M. Powers and Amanda U. Potterton10 Private Schooling in Portugal: The Road to Freedom 149Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo11 Magnet Schools: History, Description, and Effects 158Jia Wang and Joan Herman12 The Case For Magnet Schools 180Gladys Pack13 The Case Against Magnet Schools 194Christine H. Rossell14 Specialist Schools in England: Reflections from across the Atlantic 215Hannah Chestnutt and Christopher Chapman15 Description and Brief History of Charter Schools: What are the Main Issues? What Do the Data Say About Their Effectiveness? 224Gary Miron16 The Case for Charters 237Susan Aud Pendergrass and Nora Kern17 The Case Against Charter Schools 252F. Howard Nelson18 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Sweden’s Experience with Independent Schools 267Gunnel Mohme19 An Introduction to Educational Vouchers 275John F. Witte20 The Case for School Vouchers 287Patrick J. Wolf and Anna J. Egalite21 The Weak Case for Vouchers 304Christopher Lubienski and T. Jamison Brewer22 Lessons the United States Can Learn From Chile’s Experience with School Vouchers 322Claudio Sapelli23 A Description and Brief History of Home Schooling in America 329Brian D. Ray24 A Case for Home Schooling 344Darren A. Jones25 Home Schooling: Putting Parental Rights Over Children’s Best Interest 362Martha Albertson Fineman26 What the United States Can Learn from Canada’s Experience with Home Schooling 376Deani Van Pelt and Lynn Bosetti27 Making the Choice to go Online: Exploring Virtual Schooling as an Option for K]12 Students 384Leanna Archambault and Kathryn Kennedy28 The Case for K]12 Online Learning 403Jered Borup and Kathryn Kennedy29 K–12 Online Learning and School Choice: Growth and Expansion in the Absence of Evidence 421Michael K. Barbour30 Virtual Schooling in Australia: From “School of the Air” to “Distance Education” 441Jennifer Buckingham31 Losing the War of Ideas? Why Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice 450Robert Maranto and Evan Rhinesmith32 Religion in Schools 465Elizabeth Green and Ray Pennings33 Educating Students with Disabilities in the School Choice Context 478Lauren Morando Rhim and Eileen Ahearn34 School Choice and Legal Issues 493Suzanne E. Eckes and Regina Umpstead35 A Critical Look at Parental Choice: Is Parental Choice a Broken Promise? 507Kathryn Hill and Janelle Scott36 School Choice: The Impact of Ethnicity, Race, Diversity, and Inclusion 517Nina K. Buchanan37 Media Coverage of School Choice 532Alex MedlerConclusion 549Robert A. Fox and Nina K. BuchananIndex 555