CHOICE (Ravitch 7)

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Across
  1. 5. Tom Loveless and Katharyn Field found in a 2009 study that the creation of charter schools has become more than a reform, it has become a _______. (page 143)
  2. 6. Which string of charter schools has the most impressive record of success? (page 135)
  3. 8. Which state became the first to adopt a statewide program for “open enrollment,” permitting students to transfer to public schools in districts other than their own? (page 118)
  4. 11. of Choice Under what policy, which took off in the South after the court decision of Brown vs. The Board of Education, could students enroll in any public school that they wanted? (page 114)
  5. 13. This man’s 1955 piece “The Role of Government in Education” proposed to every family so every student could attend a school of choice. (page 114)
  6. 15. Schools What were the “jewels” of the school choice movement? (page 132)
  7. 16. Paul What was the name of the nation’s first public school? (page 125)
Down
  1. 1. Who suggested that groups of teachers should be able to run their own schools within regular schools and to pursue innovative ways of educating disaffected students? (page 122)
  2. 2. In 1988, who first proposed the idea of charter schools? (page 122)
  3. 3. This group was in the “hot-seat” when it came to the fight over vouchers, because they argued that excluding their children from receiving voucher would be religious discrimination, denying the benefits for which they were already taxed. (page 115)
  4. 4. Which city adopted the “diverse provider model,” in which district schools compete with charter schools and privately managed schools? (page 133)
  5. 7. Which city was the first to create a voucher program to enable low-income students to attend only nonreligious public schools? (page 120)
  6. 9. and Barrow Which two people cautioned against anticipating that voucher programs were going to produce large academic gains in the future? (page 129)
  7. 10. School Which private school in Houston, Texas rejected Diane Ravitch from attending at the age of five allegedly because she is Jewish? (page 113)
  8. 12. Which U.S. President advocated for school choice, specifically vouchers and was influenced by Friedman’s ideas in his first term, but backed away from vouchers and promoted public school choice in his second term as President? (page 117)
  9. 14. of Columbia Which voucher program gave a $7,500 scholarship to students that could be used for tuition and fees at a private or religious school? (page 130)