ABSTRACT

This book is an investigation of some of the policy issues related to the government's role in the reform of primary and secondary education in the United States.

chapter |6 pages

Prologue

chapter 1|10 pages

An Introduction to Market Role Assessment

Government’s Functions in a Mixed Economy

chapter 2|12 pages

Market Role Assessment

Economic Goods and Market Roles

chapter 3|12 pages

The Regulator

Who Makes and Enforces the Rules?

chapter 4|18 pages

The Administrator

Who Is Responsible for Day-to-Day Operations?

chapter 5|14 pages

The Distributor/Allocator

Who Is Responsible for Allocating Access to Education and Ensuring Its Delivery to Students?

chapter 6|10 pages

The Producer

Who Is Responsible for “Producing” the Education?

chapter 7|24 pages

The Auditor

Who Provides Quality Control for the System?

chapter 8|26 pages

The Financier

Who Pays the Bills, and How?

chapter 9|18 pages

The Entrepreneur

Who Is the Source of Innovation? Who Bears the Risk of Innovation?

chapter 10|20 pages

Common Ground

An Evaluation of Government’s Role in Primary and Secondary Education

chapter 11|22 pages

School Finance Reform in Practice

What Can We Learn from Recent Experience?

chapter 12|16 pages

Regulatory and Other Nonfinancial School Reforms

Has a Change in Government’s Role Been for the Better?

chapter 13|12 pages

School Reform for the Twenty-First Century

Can We Find the Path to Success?