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The Death of Public School
How Conservatives Won the War over Education in America
By Cara Fitzpatrick
Reviewed by John D. Merrifield |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2024
The Malfunction of U.S. Education Policy
Elite Misinformation, Disinformation, and Selfishness
By Richard Phelps
Reviewed by John D. Merrifield |
The Independent Review
| Winter 2023/24
Dumbing Down
The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend
By Magnus Henrekson and Johan Wennström
Reviewed by Martha L. Bradley-Dorsey |
The Independent Review
| Fall 2022
The Case against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
By Bryan Caplan
Reviewed by Jenna A. Robinson |
The Independent Review
| Spring 2019
The Education Invasion
How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids
By Joy Pullmann
Reviewed by Sandra Stotsky |
The Independent Review
| Winter 2017/18
Contrasting Models of State and School
A Comparative Historical Study of Parental Choice and State Control
By Charles L. Glenn
Reviewed by Kevin Currie-Knight |
The Independent Review
| Fall 2013
Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism
Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education
By Jerry Kirkpatrick
Reviewed by Jane S. Shaw |
The Independent Review
| Summer 2009
Choice and Competition in American Education
Edited by Paul Peterson
Reviewed by John D. Merrifield |
The Independent Review
| Fall 2006
Government Failure
E. G. West on Education
Edited by James Tooley and James Stanfield
Reviewed by John B. Egger |
The Independent Review
| Winter 2004/05
Market Education
The Unknown History
By Andrew J. Coulson
Reviewed by James E. Bond |
The Independent Review
| Winter 2000/01
