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The public school advantage : why public schools outperform private schools /

Lubienski, Christopher,

The public school advantage : why public schools outperform private schools / Christopher A. Lubienski and Sarah Theule Lubienski. - xxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conflicting models for public education -- The theory of markets for schooling -- The private school effect -- Achievement in public, charter, and private schools -- The effectiveness of public and private schools -- Understanding patterns of school performance -- Reconsidering choice, competition, and autonomy as the remedy in American education.

9780226088884 9780226088914

2013017873


Academic achievement--United States.
Public schools--United States.
Private schools--United States.
Education--United States.

LB1556.5 / .L93 2014

371.010973

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