Who chooses? who loses? : culture, institutions, and the unequal effects of school choice / edited by Bruce Fuller and Richard F. Elmore with Gary Orfield ; foreword by Carol H. Weiss.

"This book stems from empirical papers presented at the Harvard School Choice and Family Seminar, which began at the School of Education in 1992"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Policy-making in the dark : illuminating the school choice debate / Bruce Fuller, Richard F. Elmore, Gary Orfield -- African-American students' view of school choice / Amy Stuart Wells -- Public school choice in San Antonio : who chooses and with what effects? / Valerie Martinez, Kenneth Godwin, Frank R. Kemerer -- Equity and choice in Detroit / Valerie E. Lee, Robert G. Croninger, Julia B. Smith -- The local dynamics of choice : ethnic preferences and institutional responses / Jeffrey R. Henig -- Who benefits from the Milwaukee choice program? / John F. Witte -- Public and private schools overseas : contrasts in organization and effectiveness / Marlaine Lockheed, Emmanuel Jimenez -- After 15 years : magnet schools in urban education / Rolf K. Blank, Roger E. Levine, Lauri Steel -- Lessons from the largest school voucher program : two decades of experience with Pell Grants / Thomas J. Kane -- Empirical research on educational choice : what are the implications for policy-makers? / Richard F. Elmore, Bruce Fuller.