School Choice Forum

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2001

Contact:            Dr. Christopher Stream

                         Assistant Professor

                        Department of Political Science

                        University of Idaho

                        208-885-7401

                        cstream@uidaho.edu

 Nationally Renowned Political Scientist to Address UI and WSU Students

 

            MOSCOW--Michael A. Mintrom will address students, faculty, and community leaders at UI April 25, at 3:30 in the Whitewater room of the Commons building and WSU’s Foley Institute Thursday April 26, at 3:30. Mintrom’s remarks will focus on his research on school choice, and arguments in favor of making public education more competitive.  

            School choice, vouchers, and charter schools have all been discussed as potential solutions to improve the quality of education in America. Mintrom will discuss why making schools more competitive can lead them create innovative programming.  His research has also revealed however, that competition can stifle sharing of creative solutions among competing schools.  

Mintrom is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University, and has recently published articles in The Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science, and State and Local Government Review.  His latest book, “Policy Entrepreneurs and School Choice” was published in 2000.

Mintrom’s visit is sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society at the University of Idaho.

 

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