Education and the Public Interest

Economic globalization has been accompanied by implementation of education reforms linked to accountability and public finance schemes that emphasize student choice in schools and student loans in higher education. This book provides a systematic evaluation of the effects of state education reforms and finance policies over the past decades. It includes a discussion of the need for a fundamental rethinking of educational policy in the United States.

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Public Policy and College Access.- Globalization.- The Public Interest.- State Indicators.- Academic Access.- Financial Access.- Pathways and Markets.- Student Outcomes: Reanalyses of the NELS.- Access To Advanced Math.- Enrollment.- Attainment.- The Public Interest.- Improving Access and College Success.- Redefining the Public Interest.