A School Voucher Program for Baltimore City

Autor/in	Lips, Dan
Institution	Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation
Titel	A School Voucher Program for Baltimore City
Quelle	(2005), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Graduation Rate; School Choice; Educational Vouchers; Program Proposals; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs; Educational Policy; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Academic Achievement; Low Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Politics of Education; Urban Schools; Performance Factors; Program Attitudes; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Schulleistung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Educational policy; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	Baltimore City's public school system is in crisis. Academically, the school system fails on any number of measures. The city's graduation rate is barely above 50 percent and students continually lag well behind state averages on standardized tests. Adding to these problems is the school system's current fiscal crisis, created by years of fiscal mismanagement that has now caused multi-million dollar budget deficits. Despite persistent problems in the city's public schools, city officials continue to oppose student-centered, parent-directed school choice reform proposals such as school vouchers. Such voucher programs have proven successful in other cities, such as Milwaukee and Cleveland, which have seen test scores and parental satisfaction climb. This paper explores how Baltimore could enact a similar school voucher program. It examines the current state of the Baltimore City school system and considers other cities' experiences with vouchers. Finally, the paper outlines a voucher program for Baltimore. The purpose of this report is to offer policymakers a fiscally sound voucher proposal for Baltimore City that benefits participating students as well as the school system in general. Furthermore, this paper outlines a fiscally responsible proposal for school vouchers and urges lawmakers to embrace these long-overdue school choice reforms. Appended are: (1) State and Federal Constitutional Questions; and (2) Public Demand for School Choice Is on the Rise. (Contains 7 tables and 67 footnotes.) [This paper was published by The Maryland Public Policy Institute.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation. Available from: Foundation for Educational Choice. One American Square Suite 2420, Indianapolis, IN 46282. Tel: 317-681-0745; Fax: 317-681-0945; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10