EDF 2005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Special Education, School Choice, False Advertising
30 Oct 2016
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States instituted testing for promotion or graduation. Statues regarding what, when, how, and who of teaching. Length of school day or year increased. Emphasis on computer literacy: debate on the school choice plan. Competition leading to false advertising: school choice. Offer unique, exceptional programs to draw students from outside neighborhoods into schools to promote diversity. Allows students to choose any school in a district. Can be started by an individual, teachers, parents, a group of individuals, or a municipality. Granted charters by the local school district board. Can appeal board"s ruling to the state board of education. Can be limited to at - risk students or exceptional education students. Intended to make education a free-market system (milton friedman) Granted to students for various reasons - allows them to go to a school other than the one for which they are districted.
