School Choice at the Crossroads

Mark Berends is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame, USA.R. Joseph Waddington is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, USA.John Schoenig is the Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Educational Policy for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

• ContentsPrefaceSection I: Introduction and Overview Introduction: School Choice at the CrossroadsMark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and John SchoenigSection II: Where We Are Educational Vouchers and Tax Credit Scholarship Programs in the United States: 1990-2017John F. Witte Organizational and Social Costs of Schools’ Participation in a Voucher ProgramMegan Austin Does Private School Choice Improve Student Achievement? A Review of the EvidencePatrick J. Wolf, and Anna J. Egalite, Charter Schools The Effects of Charter Schools on Student AchievementJulian R. Betts, and Y. Emily Tang Innovation in Charter Schools: An Exploratory AnalysisMark Berends, Roberto V. Peñaloza, Marisa Cannata, amd Ellen B. Goldring Redefining What It Means to be a Teacher: An Examination of Teacher Autonomy and Innovation in Indianapolis Charter Schools Madeline Mavrogordato Taking Charge of Choice: The Case and Implications of Mayoral Charter ControlClaire Smrekar, and Madeline Mavrogordato Scaling up and Sustaining Charter School Effects Mark Berends and R. Joseph WaddingtonSection III: Understanding the Context of School Choice Achievement versus Attainment: Are School Choice Evaluators Looking for Impacts in the Wrong Places? Collin Hitt, Patrick J. Wolf, and Michael Q. McShane Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful: What Can Research Tell Us?Philip M. Gleason The Politics of Charter School Evidence in Local Context: The Case of Los AngelesJanelle Scott, Elizabeth DeBray, Christopher Lubienski, Johanna Hanley, Elise Castillo, and Samantha L. Hedges Self-Governing Schools, Parental Choice and the Public InterestHelen F. LaddContributor Bios

"In most publications, school choice has been synonymous with charter schools. This book offers a useful and important contribution to the field exploring both public and private school choice – charter schools, vouchers, Catholic schools, and tax credit programs."—Priscilla Wohlstetter, Distinguished Research Professor, Education Policy & Social Analysis, Columbia University, USA