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Forging Consensus
By
Andrew J. Coulson
, published on April 30, 2004
Can the School Choice Community Come Together on an Explicit Goal and a Plan for Achieving It?
Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
The Goal: What Are We Trying to Achieve?
What Parents Want
The Strategy: Smorgasbord or Model System?
The Search: Looking for a Better System of Education
The System: Market Education
Parental Choice
Direct Financial Responsibility for Parents
Freedom for Educators
Vigorous Competition Among Schools
The Profit Motive for Schools
Where Markets Have Fallen Short
The Policies: Which Way to the Market?
Vouchers in Theory and Practice
Tax-Credits in Theory and Practice
Common Design Considerations
Outline of an Optimal Voucher Program
Outline of an Optimal UETC Tax Credit Program
Vouchers vs. Tax-Credits: Legal and Political Comparison of Optimal Programs
Vouchers vs. Tax-Credits: Functional Comparison of Optimal Programs
Conclusions and Recommendations
Recommendations
Endnotes
About the Author
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