School choice at the crossroads : research perspectives / [edited] by Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and John A. Schoenig.

Includes bibliographic references.

Introduction : school choice at the crossroads / Mark Berends, R. Joseph Waddington, and John A. Schoenig -- Educational vouchers and tax credit scholarship programs in the United States : 1990-2017 / John F. Witte -- Organizational and social costs of schools : participation in a voucher program / Megan Austin -- Does private school choice improve student achievement? A review of the evidence / Patrick J. Wolf, and Anna J. Egalite -- The effects of charter schools on student achievement / Julian R. Betts, and Y. Emily Tang -- Innovation in charter schools : an exploratory analysis / Mark Berends, Roberto Pe�naloza, Marisa Cannata, and Ellen B. Goldring -- Redefining what it means to be a teacher : an examination of teacher autonomy and innovation in Indianapolis charter schools / Madeline Mavrogordato -- Taking charge of choice : the case and implications of mayoral charter control / Claire Smrekar, and Madeline Mavrogordato -- Scaling up and sustaining charter school effects / Mark Berends and R. Joseph Waddington -- Achievement versus attainment : are school choice evaluators looking for impacts in the wrong places? / Collin Hitt, Patrick J. Wolf, and Michael Q. McShane -- Searching for policies and practices that make charter schools successful : what can research tell us? / Philip M. Gleason -- The politics of charter school evidence in local context : the case of Los Angeles / Janelle Scott, Elizabeth DeBray, Christopher Lubienski, Johanna Hanley, Elise Castillo, and Samantha L. Hedges -- Self-governing schools, parental choice and the public interest / Helen F. Ladd.

"School Choice at the Crossroads compiles exemplary, policy-relevant research on school choice options--voucher, private, charter, and traditional public schools--as they have been implemented across the nation. Renowned contributors highlight the latest rigorous research findings and implications on school vouchers, tuition tax credits, and charter schools in states and local areas at the forefront of school choice policy. Examining national and state-level perspectives, each chapter discusses the effects of choice and vouchers on student outcomes, the processes of choice, supportive conditions of school choice programs, comparative features of school choice, and future research. This timely volume addresses whether school choice works, under what conditions, and for whom--further informing educational research, policy, and practice"-- Provided by publisher.