From the Publisher
“While deftly annotated, this is no overwhelming scholarly tome for which you’ll need your dictionary. This book is designed to be a comprehensive, accessible explanation of what school choice really is.... Schneider doesn’t provide the answer—she’s too good a teacher for that—but she arms readers with facts. It’s up to us to take this wealth of information, use it, and create a movement that fights for democracy, real accountability, and ultimately, excellent public schools for all.”—From the Foreword by Karen GJ Lewis, president, Chicago Teachers Union
“Mercedes Schneider writes with clarity, courage, and conviction, calling upon everyday people to defend not only public education but also our humanity against the forces that would steal the future from our children. School Choice is a remarkable resource that brings truth-telling and historical understanding to bear on our current struggles and debunks certain myths that keep our communities divided. How fortunate that we have another soon-to-be classic from Mercedes Schneider that informs and empowers us all for the fight back!”—Joyce E. King, Ph.D., Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership, Georgia State University; past president, The American Educational Research Association
“Mercedes Schneider has produced a scrupulous book that is provocative and thorough in its research and analysis of school choice, yet remains a clear, straightforward, and tantalizing read. From her overview of the democratic origins of public education in the United States to the initial promise of charter schools as innovative and student-centered, and also to the market-driven "edupreneurials" who view United States public education as a market to be exploited for financial gain, Schneider provides a must-read for anyone, especially educators, interested in the future of public education.”—Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell, Louisiana State University
“Outstanding! Powerful! This is the most interesting and best-researched book on school choice I've ever read.” —Julian Vasquez Heilig, California State University
“Schneider cuts through the fog to get to the hard choices that ‘school choice’ forces upon communities that want the best for all their children. Her book gives valuable insights for this important debate.”—Anthony Cody, public school teacher
