school choice forum

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 April 25, 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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