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| | Education Working Paper 2 When Schools Compete: The Effects of Vouchers on Florida Public School Achievement |
 | | But critics of the program argue that vouchers will hinder public schools by depriving them of financial resources and the best and brightest of their students. | | | The purpose of this study is to examine whether the existence or threat of competition causes public schools to improve. | | | Public schools currently facing voucher competition or the prospect of competition made exceptional gains on both the FCAT and the Stanford-9 tests compared to all other Florida public schools and the other subgroups in our analysis. |
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http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_02.htm
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| | American School Board Journal: February 2000 Cover Story |
| | A recent study by the nonpartisan, nonprofit group Public Agenda found that 81 percent of adults surveyed said they knew nothing or very little about charter schools, and 63 percent were similarly uninformed about vouchers. | | | Between 1993 and 1996, the number of students attending public schools of choice rose from 11 to 13 percent, and this year the figure is estimated at 15 percent, according to Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) of Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley. | | | If a Republican wins the upcoming election, Cookson predicts, conservatives would continue to dominate the Supreme Court and probably allow vouchers to be used for thousands of religious schools. |
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http://www.asbj.com/2000/02/0200coverstory.html
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| | All Schools Are Public Schools Private Schools, Public Good |
| | Considering that the average per-pupil cost in public schools was $6,915 in 1998-1999, home schooling has done public education a service by saving up to $12 billion for public schools. | | | Surely any public funding of private schools would involve greater public accountability, but it should be noted that private schools are already regulated by state governments. | | | Public education may not be run as a monopoly, but it has an obligation to provide for school choice and "see to it, out of concern for distributive justice, that public subsidies are allocated, in such a way that, when selecting schools for their children, parents are genuinely free to follow their consciences." |
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http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/education/ed0115.html
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| | Democratic Policy Committee |
| | Public tax dollars should be spent on public schools that educate 90 percent of the nation's children. | | | Private schools are not held accountable for results and, therefore, should not receive scarce public funds. | | | Instead of draining much-needed resources from public schools, Senate Democrats are pushing to ensure that public schools have the resources necessary for implementing proven effective reforms - not just in a few schools, but in all schools; not just for a few students, but for all students. |
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http://democrats.senate.gov/~dpc/pubs/107-2-236.html
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| | Meaningful Public School Choice |
| | Real public choice would allow the poor-performing schools to compete with better performing schools. | | | Restricting school choice to only higher-performing schools may also be detrimental to the point of public school choice. | | | In May county school officials grudgingly announced a plan to implement the No Child Left Behind Act by paying transportation costs for as many as 800 elementary school students to transfer from low-performing, low-income schools to higher-performing public schools. |
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http://www.rppi.org/publicschoolchoice.html
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| | PUBLIC BONDS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS |
| | As bullish as he is on bonds, however, Yarborough advises schools considering them to be prepared for "fairly substantive fixed costs." For its initial round of bonds -- underwritten by Wheat First Securities -- the school anted up nearly $80,000 to cover commissions, legal fees, printing costs and miscellaneous expenses. | | | With about 600 private schools in Virginia having nonprofit status, the field of bond financing in the commonwealth is a fertile one. | | | With bond interest rates the lowest they've been in more than 18 years, "schools would be foolish if they didn't look at the availability of bonds," O'Neill says. |
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http://www.virginiabusiness.com/magazine/yr1999/feb99/public.html
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| | Public finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Public education transfers wealth to families with children in these schools. | | | "Public finance" (government finance) is the field of economics that deals with budgeting the revenues and expenditures of a public sector entity, usually government. | | | A bond issued by a public sector entity may give tax advantages to its owners. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_finance
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| | Civic Report 12 The Effect of School Choice: an Evaluation of the Charlotte Children's Scholarship Fund, by Jay P. Greene |
| | Because the private schools examined operate with far less money per pupil than do the public schools, it is not surprising to discover that the private schools have more sparse facilities and fewer services to offer. | | | In general, choice schools were accepting students with scholarships who were considerably more disadvantaged than typical students in Charlotte. | | | Other students who were offered scholarships but did not use them (and thus did not comply with a lottery research design), may have declined the scholarships because they obtained access to a desired public school, such as a magnet school or other public school choice program. |
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http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_12a.htm
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| | Public Schools Bad Education, Year After Year? - Internetwin.com |
| | Unlike private schools, public schools are a government-controlled education system that stays in business through naked compulsion. | | | Public schools also force parents to accept teachers that parents might not like or think are competent. | | | Unlike private schools, public schools rarely go out of business, no matter how bad they are, because they get their customers and their money by force. |
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http://www.internetwin.com/html/Reference-and-Education/200509/Public-Schools--Bad-Education,-Year-After-Year-52394.htm
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| | Public finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Public education transfers wealth to families with children in these schools. | | | "Public finance" (government finance) is the field of economics that deals with budgeting the revenues and expenditures of a public sector entity, usually government. | | | A "public bond" or security may give tax advantages to its owners. |
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| | North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. Biennial Report of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, December 1, 1920 to June 30, 1922 |
| | There are considerable numbers of feebleminded in the orphanages and in the public schools of the State, and also many feebleminded living at large in the State without the restraining influences of public schools or of any other organized discipline. | | | Additional help should be given superintendents of public welfare in order that the law may be thoroughly and efficiently enforced, and it is but fair that this help should be provided through State funds that will supplement the funds appropriated by the counties. | | | Under the present system the superintendent of public welfare is appointed and paid by the joint boards of education and county commissioners. |
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http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/charities1922/charities1922.html
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| | frontline: public schools inc.: private profit, public good? PBS |
| | Obviously public education in the United States is a massively large undertaking. | | | No. But the answer to that is not to drown the public sector and replace it with a for-profit sector. | | | But the public sector is, in many cases, paralyzed. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/edison/etc/private.html
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| | Public administration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Public administration can be compared to business administration, and the MPA viewed as similar to an MBA for those wishing to pursue governmental or non-profit careers. | | | Others see public management as a new, economically driven perspective on the operation of government. | | | The MPA is usually less skill-oriented than an MBA, and entails substantial philosophical and sociological aspects not usually found in business schools. |
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| | Public schools bank on ANZ - National - smh.com.au |
| | The three-year contract to manage school bank accounts for 2239 NSW public schools will start in January with unspecified "competitive interest rates", no account fees and school intranet sites and help lines paid for by the ANZ. | | | The Commonwealth, which has managed government school accounts for at least 10 years, will continue to operate individual student bank accounts in public and private schools. | | | The ANZ Bank has snared the $200 million-a-year public school banking contract from the Commonwealth Bank, the NSW Department of Education confirmed yesterday. |
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/21/1066631430099.html?from=storyrhs
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| | Archived: Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression |
| | General provisions: Student religious groups at public secondary schools have the same right of access to school facilities as is enjoyed by other comparable student groups. | | | Although public schools may teach about religious holidays, including their religious aspects, and may celebrate the secular aspects of holidays, schools may not observe holidays as religious events or promote such observance by students. | | | Teaching about religion: Public schools may not provide religious instruction, but they may teach about religion, including the Bible or other scripture: the history of religion, comparative religion, the Bible (or other scripture)-as-literature, and the role of religion in the history of the United States and other countries all are permissible public school subjects. |
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http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/08-1995/religion.html
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| | Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Blair and Howard raise temperature over public spending |
| | Blair and Howard raise temperature over public spending | | | The decision to spend more on schools and hospitals than other areas is designed to allow the Tories to fund expensive reforms, designed eventually to lead to savings. | | | Blair and Howard raise the temperature over key election issue of public spending |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1239751,00.html
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| | Standardized testing and public policy - Free Encyclopedia |
| | Critics charge that standardized tests in fact become a mandatory curriculum placed into schools without public debate and without any accountability measures of its own. | | | Standardized testing is used as a public policy strategy to establish stronger accountability measures for public education. | | | The idea behind the standardized testing policy movement is that testing is the first step to improving schools, teaching practice, and educational methods through data collection. |
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| | Albania - Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) - A Briefing Note |
| | The cost-effectiveness of public expenditures was highlighted in education (dormitories in rural schools), in health (fragmented system), and in social protection (residential care). | | | Reform of public expenditure management and the budgetary process is needed to increase the efficiency of public spending and the accountability of public institutions. | | | Public expenditure management, which is at the core of the Governments program to strengthen the capacities and increase the accountability of public institutions, is the focus of the public expenditure and institutional review (PEIR). |
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| | GADOE.org - No Child Left Behind: Public School Choice |
| | Schools that have been in Needs Improvement for two or more years must also offer supplemental educational services (free tutoring) in addition to public school choice. | | | This federal law allows parents to choose other public schools for their child to attend when the child's school is placed in Needs Improvement status. | | | The school district must set aside a specified amount of funds to pay the cost of public school choice. |
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http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/support/plan/nclb/choice.asp
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| | NCEF Resource List: Federal Funding of School Construction |
| | Federal financial support for public elementary and secondary schools has traditionally been minor compared to state-local support; is usually targeted to the disadvantaged, the disabled, system support, and the federally impacted; and does not influence taxpayer choice among capital facilities for different public services. | | | Public initiatives are also detailed, including explanations of and awardee information for two federal grant programs, three federal tax credit/bond financing programs, and an listing of state-level funding, loan, and credit enhancement programs currently authorized in the 41 jurisdictions with a charter law. | | | The bond proceeds are loaned to a private, for-profit corporation (developer) who owns the school facility and leases it to a public school. |
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http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/federal_funding.cfm
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| | 4Choice - School Choice Without School Vouchers |
| | Develop simple, understandable, effective legislation that the public will demand enacted. | | | Read the actual June '02 supreme court opinion stating for the fourth time that School Choice has no first amendment problem with religious schools. | | | Tell federal officials, your congressional representative and senators, to keep the federal government out of our schools. |
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| | Education Policy Institute |
| | In these activities, EPI strives to promote greater parental choice in education, a competitive education industry, and other policies that address the problems of both public and private schools. | | | Her publications have led to widespread scrutiny of the PTA as an NEA-dominated organization with a liberal social agenda. | | | Public education in the United States does not fulfill either the educational or social needs of children. |
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| | Master of Public Administration |
| | The Master of Public Administration program offered by the faculty of Public Administration and Urban Studies in the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), the national certifying organization for public administration programs. | | | Practical professional experience in a public or nonprofit agency setting is an important asset for all public administration students. | | | Many of the students in Old Dominion University's graduate public administration program are employed in government and nonprofit agencies and seek to add to their management competencies in preparation for more senior positions. |
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| | Teaching About Religion In Public Schools: Worldview Education |
| | Teaching About Religion In Public Schools: Worldview Education | | | The emphasis is on planning and conducting instruction within U.S. public schools, but site content may also interest others in private schools or home schooling. | | | The lessons focus on the necessity for religious neutrality in public schools and offer the teacher guidance on creating within the classroom a "level playing field" for learners inclusive of disparate worldviews and a "civic climate" that is respectful of the freedom of conscience of all the youngsters. |
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| | Public Access in Davis |
| | The high schools do not have public access machines for the general public, but the libraries at the public schools have computers which students and staff can use and take some of the demand off the public library. | | | I have already published two paid articles and another two unpaid article in the Enterprise on public access to the net in Davis, but things change so I try to keep this page up to date. | | | I have spoken to businessmen who were worried that their public access computer was being used too much, when in fact it was hardly used at all. |
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| | Center for Education Reform |
| | The Nation's Report Card : The results of the NAEP report released today prove that high standards and accountability in all public schools are a winning combination. | | | Answer: Charter schools, also called community schools in Ohio, are tuition-free public schools that are independent of traditional public school districts.... | | | Read All About It: CER brings you the Daily Headlines in education reform, from the school house to the state house, across the nation: breaking news and on-going developments in charter schools, school choice, achievement and accountability. |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Politics Special Reports Public services: the choice |
| | Tony Blair yesterday promised voters that a third-term Labour government would deliver a new generation of schools, hospitals and other public services in which a traditional commitment to fairness will be matched by 21st-century standards of excellence. | | | The prime minister contrasted his model with that of the Tories, who were determined, he said, "to abandon targets for public service performance; and to cut the overall amount of public spending drastically". | | | Mr Blair said the Conservatives' "essential anti-public service ideology is shown by their policy to subsidise a few to opt-out of public services at the expense of the many". |
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| | Southeastern University Department of Public Administration |
| | The Department of Public Administration and the University are institutional members of the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs (NASPAA), the accrediting agency for public administration. | | | A public administration education at all levels will prepare students with knowledge, skills and abilities to succeed in life, work, and in service to their community. | | | Prepare and empower students to succeed as leaders, managers, analysts and administrators in meeting change and challenges in the public and non-profit sectors. |
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| | University of Georgia: Public Service and Outreach |
| | Our service units and public service faculty in the colleges and schools provide resources relating to economic development, K-12 education, leadership development, continuing professional education, and training and research for state agencies. | | | The vision of public service and outreach at UGA continues to be transformed by innovative technologies that enhance the delivery of services, from disease diagnosis to homeland security. | | | Through faculty and staff placed in all of Georgia’s 159 counties, UGA’s public service and outreach programs have reached virtually every community in the state. |
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| | NEA: Good News About America's Public Schools -- New Jersey |
| | Public School Students Outperform Private Schools on AP Exams: In New Jersey, public school students score higher than private school students on their AP exams. | | | New Jersey is one of the top 2 states in the proportion of public high school AP exam takers earning such high scores. | | | Public School Spending Has Declined: Public education spending per pupil has declined in New Jersey. |
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