Demand Side, Meet Supply Side
If you provide school choice, will students come?
Frederick M. Hess, of the Brookings Institution, says that school reformers need to recognize the need for supply-side changes. Consumer freedom is good, but in itself is insufficient.
School choice advocates generally hold that once choice is universal, new schools will be offered and old schools will expand: supply will increase to meet demand.
But Hess says that reformers have ignored the difficulties of actually expanding supply. He will be in the Twin Cities on the evening of Tuesday, September 18, to talk about these issues. If you're interested in education, check it out the Center of the American Experiment's site for details. (As I write this, the information isn't there, but it should be there soon.)
Frederick M. Hess, of the Brookings Institution, says that school reformers need to recognize the need for supply-side changes. Consumer freedom is good, but in itself is insufficient.
School choice advocates generally hold that once choice is universal, new schools will be offered and old schools will expand: supply will increase to meet demand.
But Hess says that reformers have ignored the difficulties of actually expanding supply. He will be in the Twin Cities on the evening of Tuesday, September 18, to talk about these issues. If you're interested in education, check it out the Center of the American Experiment's site for details. (As I write this, the information isn't there, but it should be there soon.)
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