Emily Van Dunk and Anneliese M. Dickman
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300099423
- eISBN:
- 9780300127973
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300099423.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
This chapter examines whether parents are able to send a clear message to schools by the act of choosing a school. It discusses the existence of informed consumers, focusing on the level of knowledge ...
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This chapter examines whether parents are able to send a clear message to schools by the act of choosing a school. It discusses the existence of informed consumers, focusing on the level of knowledge parents have that influences their decision in choosing or leaving a school. The chapter examines the following educational options for parents in the Milwaukee area: both aspects of the interdistrict Chapter 220 program (that is, suburban students choosing city schools as well as city students choosing suburban schools); the intradistrict three-choice selection process within Milwaukee public schools; and traditional tuition-based private schooling.Less
This chapter examines whether parents are able to send a clear message to schools by the act of choosing a school. It discusses the existence of informed consumers, focusing on the level of knowledge parents have that influences their decision in choosing or leaving a school. The chapter examines the following educational options for parents in the Milwaukee area: both aspects of the interdistrict Chapter 220 program (that is, suburban students choosing city schools as well as city students choosing suburban schools); the intradistrict three-choice selection process within Milwaukee public schools; and traditional tuition-based private schooling.
