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Public education is one of the most important "public goods" of a democratic society. In recent decades, public policy analysts, public intellectuals, and politicians have debated the state of public education in the United States and have argued about the sorts of public policies that might best promote the academic achievement, educational success, and political socialization of youth. Terry Moe and John Chubb have been important contributors to these debates. Their 1990 book, Politics, Markets, and America's Schools, set the terms of much subsequent discussion about the importance of school autonomy and "educational choice." Moe's Special Interest extends these arguments through a more frontal critique of the role of teachers unions. This book represents an important contribution to public discussion of school reform. It also incorporates a distinctive perspective on the relationship between power and public policy, and between the role of states and that of markets in the provision of public goods and services. In this symposium, we feature a range of serious commentaries on the book's central arguments about educational policy and politics and on its approach to "engaged" or "applied" political science.

Towards a comparative political economy of education : insights and gaps / Martin R. West and Ludger Woessmann -- Public opinion on education policies : a multi-country perspective / Marius R. Busemeyer and Julian L. Garritzmann -- Is seeing believing? How Americans and Germans think about their schools / Michael B. Henderson, Philipp Lergetporer, Paul E. Peterson, Katharina Werner, Martin R. West, and Ludger Woessmann -- Public opinion on teacher pay and status : cross-country evidence / Peter Dolton -- American public opinion and partisan conflict : education's exceptionalism? / Robert Y. Shapiro, Anja Kilibarda, Sofi Sinozich, and Oliver McClellan -- Ten year trends in public opinion of U.S. Schools / Samuel Barrows, Michael B. Henderson, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West -- Public opinion on education policy in Germany / Philipp Lergetporer, Katharina Werner, and Ludger Woessmann -- Selected findings from ten years of public opinion surveys on education in Switzerland / Maria A. Cattaneo and Stefan C. Wolter.

From race to speech, from religion to school funding, from discipline to special education, few aspects of education policy have escaped the courtroom over the past fifty years. Predictably, much controversy has ensued. Supporters of education litigation contend that the courts are essential to secure student (and civil) rights, while critics insist that the courts distort policy and that the mere threat of litigation undermines the authority of teachers and administrators. From Schoolhouse to Courthouse brings together experts on law, political science, and education policy to test these claim

Annotation "The first scholarly assessment of the new legislation, No Child Left Behind? breaks new ground in the ongoing debate over accountability. Contributors examine the law's origins, the political and social forces that gave it shape, the potential issues that will surface with its implementation, and finally, the law's likely consequences for American education."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved