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Competition and Education Policy

Competition and Education Policy. The Role of Vouchers and the No Child Left Behind Act. Importance of Education.

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Competition and Education Policy

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  1. Competition and Education Policy The Role of Vouchers and the No Child Left Behind Act

  2. Importance of Education “There is a place in America to take a stand: it is public education. It is the underpinning of our culture and political system. It is the great common ground. Public education after all is the engine that moves us as a society toward a common destiny…It is in public education that the American dream begins to take shape” -Tom Brokaw

  3. Two Functions of Education • Helps to socialize the young into becoming “good citizens” • Prepares people for employment and to be generally productive citizens

  4. Problems of Public Education • Schools are failing to provide a quality education • 37% of all high school seniors can read at their grade level • Achievement gap between black and white students

  5. Significant Reform Efforts • Outcomes-Based Education • Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 • Goals 2000 Educate America Act

  6. 4 Categories of Education Reforms • Tinkering with countless gears and levers • Reforming the entire system including academic standards, curriculum, & teacher training • Concentrating on individual schools • Competition or School Choice

  7. History of Competition • Thomas Paine • Pierce v. Society of Sisters • Milton Friedman • John Coons & Stephen Sugarman • James Coleman • John Chubb & Terry Moe

  8. Two Generations of Competition • Market Model-->Economic Efficiency • Opportunity Model-->Social Justice

  9. Types of Voucher Programs • Universal • Targeted

  10. 5 Basic Categories of Arguments: • Social Justice/Injustice • Improving Failing Schools &Test Scores • Religious • Economical • Tax Money and Control

  11. For: *All parents want their right to choose *Encourages responsible parenthood *Will promote racial & ethnic integration Against: *Some parents not capable of making good decisions *Will promote segregation Social Justice/Injustice

  12. For: *Competition will force schools to be accountable & improve test scores Against: *Public schools cannot compete with private schools *Public schools will be left with disadvantaged students Failing Schools & Test Scores

  13. For: *Program without religious schools is no choice at all Against: *Establishment Clause *Not the original purpose of education *Undermines a religious education Religious

  14. For: *Increase funding for private schools Against: *Drain funds from public school Economical

  15. Tax Money & Control Tax payers lose the right to dictate how public funds should be spent

  16. “The issue is not going to disappear because a few developments in the near term happen to go badly. And it isn’t guaranteed total triumph because a few developments go well. This is a long-term issue, and understanding it requires a long-term perspective.” -Paul E. Peterson

  17. Milwaukee Voucher Program • Initial program: targeted voucher program • Initial requirements: • Live in Milwaukee • Incomes equal to 175% of poverty level or less • Admissions to private schools could not be based on gender, religion, race, or prior school records • Capped at 1% of the enrollment in Milwaukee Public Schools

  18. Evaluation of Milwaukee Voucher Program • Program too small to have discernible effects on the public school system • Private schools became more financially secure • Four private schools were shut down due to bankruptcy • Only increased the participation of parents that were already highly involved • No academic advantage for students who attended private schools

  19. Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act • States must implement a set of standards • Testing plan to ensure standards are reached • All students in grades 3-8 must be tested in reading & math each year • An additional test given to students at some point during grades 10-12 • Test results must be released to public each year

  20. Provisions continued… • Schools not making adequate progress are identified as “in need of improvement”parents then have the option to send their children to another public school • No progress for 3 yearssupplemental services • No progress for 5 yearsschool is restructured & new personnel is hired

  21. Problems of NCLB Act • Very few students in failing schools are transferring to other schools • Lack of funds for transportation • Talented teachers steer away from low-performing schools

  22. “Yet for all that may be wrong with American public education, it remains the greatest achievement in American history. The United States is the only country to have committed to educating all of its citizens at the public expense.” -Alan Wolfe

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