The Maturing Politics of Education Choice: 
Balancing Choice with the Goals of Public Education

Medler,Alex

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The Maturing Politics of Education Choice: Balancing Choice with the Goals of Public Education

by Alex Medler - July 08, 2002

The recent Supreme Court decision could dramatically change education politics. The new politics call for those who are concerned about the potential risks of choice to engage in debates to improve, rather than prevent, choice.

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Alex Medler Unversity of Colorado at Boulder E-mail Author ALEX MEDLER served as a Policy Analyst and Acting Leader of the U.S. Department of Education's Public Charter School Program from 1997 to 2001. From 1992 to 1997, he worked at the Education Commission of the States tracking the progress of education reform and helping state leaders consider charter schools, public school choice and deregulation. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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