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Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Public Montessori in the Era of School Choice

By: Mira Debs

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Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Public Montessori in the Era of School Choice

By: Mira Debs

In Diverse Families, Desirable Schools, Mira Debs offers a richly detailed study of public Montessori schools, which make up the largest group of progressive schools in the public sector. As public Montessori schools expand rapidly as alternatives to traditional public schools, the story of these schools, Debs points out, is a microcosm of the broader conflicts around public school choice. Drawing on historical research, interviews with public Montessori educators, and ethnographic case studies, Debs explores the forces that pull intentionally diverse, progressive schools toward elitism. At the heart of Debs’s book is a thoughtful analysis of the notion of “fit” between parents and schools—an idea that is central to school choice, which is often marketed as an opportunity for parents to find the perfect fit for their kids. By exploring parents’ varied motivations in choosing these schools and observing how families experience—or fail to experience—a “good fit” after having chosen a particular school, Debs makes an original contribution to the literature on school choice and sheds light on the dilemmas entailed in maintaining diversity in progressive charter and magnet schools.

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1682533093

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Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Public Montessori in the Era of School Choice

By: Mira Debs

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The History of Foreign Investment in the United States, 1914-1945

By: Mira WILKINS,Mira Wilkins

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The History of Foreign Investment in the United States, 1914-1945

By: Mira WILKINS,Mira Wilkins

Mira Wilkins, the foremost authority on foreign investment in the United States, continues her magisterial history in a work covering the critical years 1914-1945. Wilkins includes all long-term inward foreign investments, both portfolio (by individuals and institutions) and direct (by multinationals), across such enterprises as chemicals and pharmaceuticals, textiles, insurance, banks and mortgage providers, other service sector companies, and mining and oil industries. She traces the complex course of inward investments, presents the experiences of the investors, and examines the political and economic conditions, particularly the range of public policies, that affected foreign investments. She also offers valuable discussions on the intricate cross-investments of inward and outward involvements and the legal precedents that had long-term consequences on foreign investment. At the start of World War I, the United States was a debtor nation. By the end of World War II, it was a creditor nation with the strongest economy in the world. Integrating economic, business, technological, legal, and diplomatic history, this comprehensive study is essential to understanding the internationalization of the American economy, as well as broader global trends.

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0674045181

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Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

Diverse Families, Desirable Schools

The History of Foreign Investment in the United States, 1914-1945

The History of Foreign Investment in the United States, 1914-1945

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