An accessible guide to the major issues and arguments surrounding school choice. The issues and arguments surrounding school choice are sometimes hijacked to make political points about government control, democratic ideals, the public good, and privatization. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, David Garcia avoids partisan arguments to offer an accessible, objective, and comprehensive guide to school choice. He first outlines the different types of school choice, including home schooling, private schools, freedom-of-choice plans, magnet schools, charter schools, vouchers, and education savings accounts. Two themes emerge as particularly resonant in the American school choice debate: the long history of school desegregation, and debates over the roles and responsibilities of government. Is education a public good, for the collective benefit of society, or a private good, to benefit the individual? Garcia describes and evaluates the major arguments supporting school choice policies: the elimination of government bureaucracies, the introduction of competition into education through market forces, the promotion of parental choice, and the casting of school choice as a civil right. He examines the research on the effects of school choice and summarizes general trends. Finally, he considers how school choice policies are likely to evolve. He notes that the Trump administration's Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is an advocate for school choice, and that the administration's budget allocations signal a deliberate shift from long-standing federal policies that provide supplemental funding for low-income schools. Instead, new policies provide incentives for low-income families to leave public schools altogether through choice. This book will be an essential resource for participating in the debates that are sure to follow.

This action packed tale of romance, adventure, sex and the enemy takes place during a war. In its thrill a minute pages, it tells about a naive young ensign and four navy nurses set ashore and forgotten on an enemy held island way out nowhere in the war torn Pacific. Bombarded by passing warships, lashed by tropical storms and in constant peril, they cling to the sactuary that sustains them, fortify their camp and prepare for battle. In fear of their strange surroundings they explore the island, take reckless chances, engage in daring escapades and become infatuated with the inexplicable euphoria of playing death defying games with the enemy. Surrounded by all this and their own raw emotions, the girls find solice in nights of bliss, lover's trysts and days of sheer pandemonium with the ony man at their disposal. Amidst all the subsequent hate, animosity and revenge, a torrid love affair is born. And all the while the enemy is watching, waiting, honing his wares and ready to pounce. Eventually he launches a frontal attack right into the teeth of the unorthodox fighting techniques of the ensign's bedraggled army of female warriors. But now, let us go back and see how they all got there in the first place.

Language Policy, Politics, and Diversity in Education Edited by Kathryn M. Borman, "University of South Florida," Terrence G. Wiley, "Center for Applied Linguistics," David R. Garcia, "Arizona State University," and Arnold B. Danzig, "San Jose State University" Review of Research in Education (Volume 38) explores the important role of educational language policies in promoting education as a human right. Even in English-dominant countries, such as the United States, it is important to understand the role of educational language policies (ELPs) in promoting educational access through the dominant language, and its impact on educational equity, achievement, and students' sense of identity. This volume addresses whether language minorities have a right not only to linguistic accommodations but also to the promotion of their languages as a means for developing a positive identification with their languages and cultures. With language diversity in flux due to large-scale trends with widespread implications, this timely volume offers a solid background to inform and influence policies and programs for millions of students worldwide.

Review of Research in Education (Volume 36)" "presents new research that explores the varied intersections between "Education," "Democracy," and "the Public" "Good." It is intended to give readers a broader perspective on how the three constructs are interconnected and applied in the United States and in other countries around the world. By examining the theme in multiple contexts and through diverse lenses, the chapters provide a deeper understanding of the many ways that education and schools serve the public good, where the public good is used throughout the volume as a unifying concept to express purposes beyond individual self-interest in order to encompass those that serve greater public purposes. "