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Conference on School Choice
Friday, September 11, 2009
By: Kit Lively
Conference on School Choice
The National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University is holding a conference on October 25-27 to examine how school choice programs are faring in selected cities and under various political and social circumstances.
Why does school choice thrive in some places and struggle in others? That question will be a core part of the discussion at a national research conference on October 25-27 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Speakers will be top scholarly researchers and experienced practitioners, including:
--Paul Vallas, head of the Recovery School District in Louisiana, which was created after Hurricane Katrina to build a better school system.
--Henry Levin, a leading authority on the economics of education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
--John Witte, an expert on politics and education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
--Amy Stuart Wells of Teachers College, whose research focuses on issues such as school desegregation and education and race.
--Patrick Wolf of the University of Arkansas, the head of research on the Opportunity Scholarships program in Washington, D.C.
The conference program will explore how communities, districts and states implement choice as a strategy for improving schools and student outcomes.
Presentations will examine how different choice options-- charter schools, magnet schools, vouchers and transfer options under No Child Left Behind--fare in different places and under different definitions and policies. Session topics will include school choice programs in New York, Chicago and Indianapolis; the competitive effects of choice programs on traditional public schools; international perspectives on choice; the processes families use to make school choices; and the effectiveness of vouchers and scholarships.
To learn more and register for the conference go here. For more information, contact
kit.lively@vanderbilt.edu
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