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Author Howell, William G.

Title The education gap [electronic resource] : vouchers and urban schools / William G. Howell, Paul E. Peterson, with Patrick J. Wolf and David E. Campbell.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006.

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Edition Rev. ed.
Description xxix, 323 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-313) and index.
Contents School choice and American democracy -- Evaluating voucher programs -- Seeking and using a voucher -- Attending urban schools -- Social consequences -- The urban test score gap -- Satisfaction with urban schools -- Vouchers and urban schools.
1. School choice and American democracy -- 2. Evaluating voucher programs -- 3. Seeking and using a voucher -- 4. Attending urban schools -- 5. Social consequences -- 6. The urban test score gap -- 7. Satisfaction with urban schools -- 8. Vouchers and urban schools.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Educational vouchers -- United States.
School choice -- United States.
Education, Urban -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Peterson, Paul E.
Wolf, Patrick J.
Campbell, David E., 1971-
Brookings Institution.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 081573686X
0815736851 (pbk.)

 
    
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