The Market Approach to Education: An Analysis of America's First Voucher Program

List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 3 2. The Enduring Controversy over Educational Choice 11 3. Educational Choice and the Milwaukee Voucher Program 29 Appendix to Chapter 3: Historical MPS Achievement Test Data 49 4. Who Participates in Choice Programs? 52 5. The Milwaukee Choice Schools 83 6. Outcomes of the Milwaukee Voucher Program 112 Appendix to Chapter 6: Modeling Selection Bias 152 7. The Politics of Vouchers 157 8. Implications and Conclusions 190 References 211 Index