ISIL Freedom Network: Global > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > School Choice

The Weak Case for Public Schooling
Source: David D. Friedman
Author: David D. Friedman
Country: United States
E-mail: DDFr@best.com

Friedman examines the traditional arguments (economic and otherwise) used in favor of public (i.e., government) schooling, finding them all lacking.

The spread of education before compulsion: Britain and America in the nineteenth century
Source: The Foundation for Economic Education
Country: United States

Contrary to popular wisdom, education was widely available and privately funded before it became mandatory and tax-supported.

The Case for School Choice: Models from the U.S., New Zealand, Denmark, and Sweden
Source: Fraser Institute
Country: United States

Evidence from around the world suggests that school choice improves the quality of educational opportunities. (1999)

Education vouchers in practice and principle: a world survey
Source: World Bank
Author: Edwin G. West
Country: United States

Education vouchers around the world. "The typical voucher system...appears to be contributing to the growth in quantity and quality of schooling....Notable examples of it are found in Chile, Colombia, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Belize and Lesotho. Elsewhere the most striking cases occur in the U.S. (Milwaukee), Poland, the U.K. and Sweden." (2/96)

More choices for disabled kids: lessons from abroad
Source: Policy Review
Author: Lewis M. Andrews
Country: United States

This study by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy in Connecticut reveals that school choice programs in other countries are providing significant education options for students with special needs. This article is based on research presented at the April 5 meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children in New York City. (04/02)

The Global Education Industry
Source: IEA
Author: James Tooley
Country: United States

"James Tooley challenged the prevailing wisdom that private education fosters social and economic inequality. On the contrary, he found that the private sector, as well as being innovative, often provides creative social responsibility programmes, subsidised places and student loan schemes." (Adobe Acrobat) (01/02)

School choice works: The case of Sweden
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: Fredrik Bergstrom and F. Mikael Sandstrom
Country: United States

Paper describing the effectiveness of Swedish education reforms and offering suggestions for American reform. (PDF file) (1/03)

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