Contents Introduction Background: The Evolution of Educational Redistribution Failure of Will or Self-Defeating Policy? Summary of the Book Chapter 1 -- The Political Economy of Education and Equality of Educational Opportunity Why Seek Equality of Opportunity in Education? What Makes an Education Valuable? More than Money It''s the Clientele Chapter Summary Chapter 2 -- Schooling as a Competitive Market The Educational Marketplace School Composition and Educational Environments What Does This Mean for Equality of Opportunity? The School Marketplace in Practice Chapter Summary Chapter 3-- Command and Control Failures: Cases of Self-Defeating Policies Baton Rouge, Louisiana Chicago, Illinois Dallas, Texas Beaumont, Texas Pasadena, California New York City Indianapolis, Indiana Detroit, Michigan Boston, Massachusetts Louisville-Jefferson County Chapter Summary Chapter 4-- Market Options and Illusions of Success Little Rock, Arkansas Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Louis, Missouri What Happened in These Districts? Chapter Summary Chapter 5--The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of Charters Minority Students and Vouchers The Spread of School Choice Reforms The Special Case of New Orleans Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution The Debate over Choice Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality Chapter Summary Conclusion References achusetts Louisville-Jefferson County Chapter Summary Chapter 4-- Market Options and Illusions of Success Little Rock, Arkansas Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Louis, Missouri What Happened in These Districts? Chapter Summary Chapter 5--The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of Charters Minority Students and Vouchers The Spread of School Choice Reforms The Special Case of New Orleans Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution The Debate over Choice Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality Chapter Summary Conclusion References achusetts Louisville-Jefferson County Chapter Summary Chapter 4-- Market Options and Illusions of Success Little Rock, Arkansas Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Louis, Missouri What Happened in These Districts? Chapter Summary Chapter 5--The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of Charters Minority Students and Vouchers The Spread of School Choice Reforms The Special Case of New Orleans Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution The Debate over Choice Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality Chapter Summary Conclusion References achusetts Louisville-Jefferson County Chapter Summary Chapter 4-- Market Options and Illusions of Success Little Rock, Arkansas Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Louis, Missouri What Happened in These Districts? Chapter Summary Chapter 5--The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of Charters Minority Students and Vouchers The Spread of School Choice Reforms The Special Case of New Orleans Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution The Debate over Choice Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality Chapter Summary Conclusion References br>Charlotte, North Carolina Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Louis, Missouri What Happened in These Districts? Chapter Summary Chapter 5--The Educational Marketplace and the Rise of the School Choice Movement Desegregation Frustration and the Rise of Charters Minority Students and Vouchers The Spread of School Choice Reforms The Special Case of New Orleans Summary of Rationale for Using Charters and Vouchers for Redistribution The Debate over Choice Desegregation, School Choice, and Educational Quality Chapter Summary Conclusion References.