Howard Fuller and Kaleem Caire, National Center for Policy Analysis 2001
Co-written by school choice guru Howard Fuller and Kaleem Caire, CEO of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, this book refutes ten of the most widely proffered arguments against school vouchers, promoted especially by the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. These "myths" include accusations that vouchers "cream" the best students, rob public schools of needed funds, deny service to disabled students, and so forth. Fuller and Caire introduce each allegation with direct quotes from choice opponents and then set the record straight. Myth #5, for example, says that "Tax-funded school voucher programs do not improve the academic achievement of voucher students." The authors found variations on this statement made by AFT President Sandra Feldman and others to contradict the conclusions of several independent evaluations of experiments that have found statistically significant benefits for students who used vouchers. (For more information about these studies, see Jay Greene's editorial above.) Copies of the book - a handy and concise weapon in the choice supporter's arsenal - are available from the National Center for Policy Analysis, 12655 North Central Expressway, Suite 720, Dallas, TX 75243; telephone 972-386-6272.
