high performance standards, for example, and well-designed school choice--but also raises considerable doubts about whether … many current school policies are effective in dramatically altering the opportunity structure. The evidence presented also … educational outcomes, human capital policy aimed at disadvantaged students, and private/public school choice. …

"This volume of essays examines the empirical evidence on school choice in different countries across Europe, North …: the evidence is that informed parents drive improvements in school quality. Where state education in some developing …

of increasingly competitive school markets. The book highlights some of the main issues that such competition generates … -- 4. Private School at the Service of Territorial Attractiveness? School Policies and Urban Renewal in Marseilles …