 School Choice and the Future of American Democracyreviewed by Aaron Cooley - February 19, 2007  Title: School Choice and the Future of American DemocracyAuthor(s): Scott Franklin Abernathy Publisher: University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor ISBN: 0472069012 , Pages: 168, Year: 2005 Search for book at Amazon.com We are reminded by every election cycle that some policy issues never remain dormant for too long. School choice is one such issue. Take the following scenario for example. A candidate for State Superintendent of Schools in South Carolina had a rather ambitious school choice voucher plan as a part of her platform. In crude and passé terminology, vouchers should have played well in a “red state.” However, her opponent went on the offensive by calling the plan a $500,000,000 “voucher tax,” and, of course, a tax plays even worse in a “red state.” So, it is no surprise that the school choice candidate was defeated in the election. This anecdote relays that the politics of school choice are still quite contentious and, further, that the debates around school choice’s possible benefits and drawbacks are far from settled. Scott Abernathy’s School Choice and the Future of American Democracy elevates the dialogue... (preview truncated at 150 words.) To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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