After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?

After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?

In 1955, Milton Friedman authored a foundational paper proposing a shift in funding and governance mechanisms for public K-12 schools, suggesting that parents be awarded tuition vouchers that they could use to pay for private sector education services for their children, rather than relying on gover...

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Main Author: Daniel Laitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mercy College 2016-04-01
Series:Global Education Review
Subjects:
Neoliberalism
free enterprise system
government role
privatization
public policy
school choice
charter schools
Online Access:http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/140
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spelling doaj-0a7aab4512f14388bfb0b4578625b20b2020-11-25T00:53:18ZengMercy CollegeGlobal Education Review2325-663X2016-04-01322332After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?Daniel Laitsch 0Simon Fraser UniversityIn 1955, Milton Friedman authored a foundational paper proposing a shift in funding and governance mechanisms for public K-12 schools, suggesting that parents be awarded tuition vouchers that they could use to pay for private sector education services for their children, rather than relying on government provided neighborhood schools. Friedman theorized three cases in which such a system might fail, requiring greater involvement of the government in the education system: the presence of a natural monopoly; substantial neighborhood effects; and a breakdown in free exchange. This article examines these concerns by applying more than 25 years of school choice research in an attempt to answer the question, After 60 years, do the arguments for K-12 vouchers still hold? Findings cited in this article suggest that Friedman was correct to be concerned about possible deleterious effects that may arise from a privatized system.http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/140Neoliberalismfree enterprise systemgovernment roleprivatizationpublic policyschool choicecharter schools
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Global Education Review
Neoliberalism
free enterprise system
government role
privatization
public policy
school choice
charter schools
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title After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?
title_short After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?
title_full After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?
title_fullStr After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?
title_full_unstemmed After 50 years, do the arguments for K- 12 vouchers still hold?
title_sort after 50 years, do the arguments for k- 12 vouchers still hold?
publisher Mercy College
series Global Education Review
issn 2325-663X
publishDate 2016-04-01
description In 1955, Milton Friedman authored a foundational paper proposing a shift in funding and governance mechanisms for public K-12 schools, suggesting that parents be awarded tuition vouchers that they could use to pay for private sector education services for their children, rather than relying on government provided neighborhood schools. Friedman theorized three cases in which such a system might fail, requiring greater involvement of the government in the education system: the presence of a natural monopoly; substantial neighborhood effects; and a breakdown in free exchange. This article examines these concerns by applying more than 25 years of school choice research in an attempt to answer the question, After 60 years, do the arguments for K-12 vouchers still hold? Findings cited in this article suggest that Friedman was correct to be concerned about possible deleterious effects that may arise from a privatized system.
topic Neoliberalism
free enterprise system
government role
privatization
public policy
school choice
charter schools
url http://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/140
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