The Consequences of Governance Fragmentation: Milwaukees School Voucher Legacy ISBN-13: 9781498546003

Author: Ford, Michael R.

Brand: Lexington Books

Number Of Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9781498546003

Release Date: 06-09-2017

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: 9 Tables, unspecified; 13 Illustrations,

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches

Details: The Consequences of Governance Fragmentation explains the ongoing legacy of Milwaukee’s longstanding school voucher policy. The book details the evolution of school choice in Milwaukee, its impacts on student achievement, key externalities such as school closures and political conflict, and the ways in which the Milwaukee voucher program challenges traditional notions of accountability and democratic control. Michael R. Ford concludes that the voucher policy has fragmented public education to the point where true aggregate level progress of pupils is impossible and proposes an umbrella governance structure to bring funding and accountability equity to all publicly funded Milwaukee schools.