Education Reform Resources
Websites
Alliance for School Choice
www.allianceforschoolchoice.org/research_school_choice.aspx
Black Alliance For Education Options
http://www.baeo.org/
Cato Institute
www.cato.org/research/education/index.html
Center for Education Reform
http://www.edreform.com/
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
http://www.cgkfoundation.org/
Donors Trust
http://www.donorstrust.org/
Fordham Foundation
http://www.edexcellence.net/
The Heartland Institute
http://www.heartland.org/
Heritage Foundation
www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice
Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options
http://www.hcreo.org/
Institute For Justice
http://www.ij.org/
Leadership Institute
http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/
Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation
www.friedmanfoundation.org/schoolchoiceworks/index.html
Mackinac Center
http://www.mackinac.org/
Parents In Charge Foundation
http://www.parentsincharge.org/
Philanthropy Roundtable
http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/
School Choice Wisconsin
www.schoolchoiceinfo.org/research/index.cfm
State Policy Network
http://www.spn.org/
State-based think tanks - SPN Directory
www.spn.org/directory
University of Arkansas
www.uark.edu/ua/der/
MUST-READ BOOKS ON SCHOOL CHOICE
The ABCs of School Choice, Friedman Foundation; Profiles current school choice programs around the country, published annually.**
Voucher Wars, Clint Bolick; A comprehensive and moving history of the entire school choice movement and the legal battles leading up to the Zelman decision.
Voices, Choices and Second Chances, Virginia Walden Ford; A history of the D.C. school choice battle, an excellent guide for parents and activists.**
Free To Choose, Milton & Rose Friedman; A treatise on the philosophy and reason behind educational options, from the first school choice activists.
Politics, Markets, and America's Schools, Terry Moe and John Chubb; A keystone book in modern education reform encouraging parental options.
Schools, Vouchers and the American Public, Terry Moe; A profile of public opinion on school choice compiled from an extensive national survey.
What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries, David Salisbury, James Tooley; Excellent overview of choice options in other countries.
Education Myths, Jay P. Greene; An excellent resource offering solid research to debunk common school choice myths and arguments against parental choice.
Cheating Our Kids: How Politics and Greed Ruin Education, Joe Williams; A diary of insights from Williams' years as an education reporter.
Market Education, Andrew Coulson; A comprehensive history of education offering evidence of effective choice options from history and other countries.
Public Education: An Autopsy; Myron Lieberman, A strong critique of the American public school system, recommending market-based options.
Common Sense School Reform, Frederick M. Hess; Challenges "status quo" reforms and encourages flexibility for teachers and market-based options.
Choosing Equality, Joseph P. Vitteritti; A profile of educational choices that close the minority achievement gap and rescue students in failing schools.
Power Grab, G. Gregory Moo; A profile of the National Education Association and its negative effects on education, student achievement and reform efforts.
**Copies of this book are available to attendees at the Education Reform Summit; to have your copy mailed to you, email lmoser@allianceforschoolchoice.org.