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Nathan, Joe – Equity and Choice, 1987
Expanding choice among public schools will improve student achievement and provide creative and decision-making professional opportunities for teachers. Three successful choice plans are discussed. Steps for developing choice plans are listed. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Decision Making, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedLoewen, James W. – Integrated Education, 1972
A rejoinder by the Chairman of the Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Tougaloo College, to an article by Nancy St. John in the January-February issue of Integrated Education." (JM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Educational Opportunities
Download full textLarson, Colleen; And Others – 1990
A comprehensive review of educational choice literature and selected programs compose part 1 of this report. "Educational choice" is a catchall term encompassing a variety of strategies to grant parents the freedom to select schools, educational programs, or sets of courses based on the specific interests and needs of their children.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Opportunities, Educational Planning
PDF pending restorationFunkhouser, Janie E.; Colopy, Kelly W. – 1994
This report presents a second look at the effects of Minnesota's School District Enrollment Options Program, usually referred to as the Open Enrollment Program. This interdistrict enrollment program allows families and students to apply for enrollment in any school district other than the one in which they reside. This document focuses on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgets, Demography, Educational Opportunities
Rubenstein, Michael C.; And Others – 1992
This document examines the implementation and early effects of Minnesota's open-enrollment option, which allows families to apply to enroll their children in a public school in any nonresident school district in the state. During 1989-90, surveys were mailed to 2,663 participating families, 1,966 secondary school students, and all 432 district…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Nakahara, Vernon K. – 1971
What the legal responsibilities are surrounding school integration, and areas of desegregation in which the courts themselves appear to be unsure and confused can be determined by examining the numerous court decisions on problems related to school desegregation. It seems clear that delays under the "all deliberate speed" doctrine, or by other…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Court Litigation, De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Litigation
Murnane, Richard J. – 1984
This essay reviews research pertaining to the relative merits and drawbacks of expanding family choice in public education. A primary objective is to identify and explore tensions among competing objectives in the design of expanded choice systems. After an introductory section on goals and definitions, the second section explores how more family…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Competitive Selection, Compulsory Education
