SOC 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Outsourcing, Roscigno, School Choice
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Mostly because higher ses students attend and. Because can be selective in their admissions. Public-private test scores: apples vs oranges (selectivity bias) Private voucher schools have not proved to be much better in educating students traditionally served in public sector: Longest running voucher experiments (since mid 90"s): Milwakee and cleveland experiments allowing inner city students to attend private schools though vouchers but have yet to produce conclusive results. Other alternatives to public schools: private companies running public schools. The edison company: outsourcing public school services (from entire management of schools to tutoring services or janitorial services, alternatives to public school organization and governance, public school choice. Run by a cooperative of school administrators, teachers and parents. Allow schools to operate themselves, free of higher power of district. Problem: schools with disadvantage populations: charter schools, accountability (no child left behind) Renzulli & roscigno: charter schools and the public good.
