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Front Cover -- Exploring the School Choice Universe -- Evidence and Recommendations -- A Volume in The National Education Policy Center Series -- Series Editors: Kevin G. Welner and Alex Molnar, University of Colorado Boulder -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Negotiating Public and Private: Philosophical Frameworks for School Choice -- 3. How Legislation and Litigation Shape School Choice -- 4. Who Chooses Schools, and Why? The Characteristics and Motivations of Families who Actively Choose Schools -- 5. School Choice and Accountability -- 6. Funding Formulas, School Choice, and Inherent Incentives -- 7. Teacher Qualifications and Work Environments Across School Choice Types -- 8. Educational Innovation and Diversification in School Choice Plans -- 9. School Choice and Segregation by Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Achievement -- 10. The Competitive Effect of School Choice Policies on Public School Performance -- 11. The Impact of School Choice Reforms on Student Achievement -- 12. Conclusions and Recommendations -- The National Education Policy Center Series -- Exploring the School Choice Universe -- Evidence and Recommendations -- Edited by -- Gary Miron Western Michigan University -- Kevin G. Welner University of Colorado Boulder -- Patricia H. Hinchey Pennsylvania State University -- and -- William J. Mathis University of Colorado Boulder -- Information Age Publishing, Inc. -- Charlotte, North Carolina www.infoagepub.com -- A publication of -- National Education Policy Center University of Colorado Boulder -- Acknowledgments -- Figure 1. 1. Comparison of conventional voucher and tuition tax credit systems. -- CHAPTER 1 -- Introduction -- Gary Miron and Kevin G. Welner -- DIVERSE FORMS OF SCHOOL CHOICE -- Vouchers and Tuition Tax Credits -- Charter Schools -- Homeschooling -- Interdistrict and Intradistrict Choice -- Virtual Schools.