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Books on School and State bibliography, copyright � 1994-1996 Karl M.
Bunday, all rights reserved.

Here is a list of books, based on many helpful suggestions, that discuss
whether school attendance should be compulsory, or what pattern of
financing there should be for tax-supported schools, or the origins of
the status quo of government-operated, compulsory schools in many
places. If you have suggestions of books that explain or debate the
rationale for compulsory, government-operated schools, please let me
know. Please respond with any suggestions you have for future revisions
of this list. International standard book numbers or United States
Superintendent of Documents numbers, where available, are listed to help
you request these books from interlibrary loan or bookstores. Books on
these subjects are generally classified 370, 371, or 379 in the Dewey
system, LA or LC in the Library of Congress system of library
classification.

The one book I most strongly recommend starting with is Myron
Lieberman's Public Education: An Autopsy (1993). Despite its
radical-sounding title, Dr. Lieberman's book is thorough and moderate in
its approach to these issues. Public Education: An Autopsy contains
excellent endnotes guiding readers to additional research sources. The
best book for historical perspective on school and state issues is
Charles Glenn's The Myth of the Common School (1988), which reviews
primary source materials on educational history in the United States,
France, and the Netherlands.

               BOOKS LISTED BY TITLE

Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in
Prussia and Austria
     James Van Horn Melton (Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press, 1988) (ISBN
0-521-34668-1).

American Education and the Dynamics of Choice
     James R. Rinehart and Jackson F. Lee, Jr. (New York: Praeger, 1991)
(ISBN 0-275-93283-9) xii and 173 pages; references, index. 
Thoughtful analysis of choice in schooling by an economist and a
professor of education.

La Bataille de L'�cole: 15 si�cles d'histoire 3 ans de combat 
     G�rard Leclerc (Paris: Deno�l, 1985) (ISBN 2-207-23115-1).

Break These Chains: The Battle for School Choice
     Daniel McGroary (Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1996) (ISBN 0-7615-0507-5).
xxi and 258 pages; epilogue, notes, bibliography, index.
Detailed account of the political legal struggles surrounding the
Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.

Choice and Control in American Education, volumes 1 and 2 
     William Clune and John Witte, editors (1990) (ISBN 1-85000-821-3
[vol. 1] 1-85000-8183 [vol. 2]).

Choice in Schooling: A Case for Tuition Vouchers
     David W. Kirkpatrick (Chicago: Loyola U Press, 1990) (ISBN
0-8294-0694-8). xiii and 222 pages; appendix, bibliography, index.
Thoroughly researched study by a life member of the NEA and former
president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

Choice of Schools in Six Nations
     Charles Glenn (Washington, DC: OERI, 1989) (Superintendent of
Documents No. ED 1.302:Sch 6/5) (OERI PIP 90-851).

Compelling Belief: The Culture of American Schooling
     Stephen Arons (1983 & 1986 reprint) (ISBN 0-87023-524-9).

Les consommateurs d'�cole: Strat�gies �ducatives des familles
     Robert Ballion (Paris: Stock/Laurence Pernoud, 1982) (ISBN
2-234-01561-8).
Account by French author of the difficulties in attaining educational
choice in France.

Deschooling Society
     Ivan Illich (New York: Harper & Row, 1970).
"Together we have come to realize that for most men the right to learn
is curtailed by the obligation to attend school."

Disestablishment a Second Time: Genuine Pluralism for American Schools
     Rockne M. McCarthy, James Skillen, and William Harper (1982) (ISBN
0-8028-1931-1).

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
     John Taylor Gatto (1992) (ISBN 0-86571-231-X).
Thought-provoking essays by the 1991 New York State teacher of the year.

L'�cole en accusation
     Didier Maupas (Paris: Albin Michel, 1984) (ISBN 2-226-01948-0).

Education and the State
     E.G. West (London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 3d edition 1994).

Education by Choice: The Case for Family Control
     John E. Coons and Stephen D. Sugarman (Berkeley: U of CA Press,
1978) (ISBN 0-520-03613-1) xiv and 257 pages; appendix "Introducing
Family Choice in Education through State Constitutional Change," notes,
bibliography.
Pathbreaking book written at a time when the author of the foreword
could note that one group opposed to school vouchers was "Ronald Reagan
Republicans."

Educational Freedom for a Democratic Society: A Critique of National
Goals, Standards, and Curriculum
     edited by Ron Miller (Brandon, VT: Resource Center for Redesigning
Education, 1995) (ISBN 1-885580-01-0) 284 pages; bibliography, notes on
contributors.

Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe
     Charles Glenn (Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 1995).
The first thorough look at the educational policy changes sweeping
postcommunist eastern Europe.

Home Education: Rights and Reasons
     John W. Whitehead and Alexis Irene Crow (Wheaton, IL: Crossway
Books, 1993) (ISBN 0-89107-655-7).

How to Start Your Own School: A Guide for the Radical Right, the Radical
Left, and Everybody In-Between Who's Fed up with Public Education
     Robert Love (New York: Macmillan, 1973) (Ottawa, IL: Green Hill
Publishers, 1973 [pbk.]).
A book years ahead of its time, by an author who founded his state's
best private school.

Is Public Education Necessary?
     Samuel Blumenfeld (2d ed. 1985) (ISBN 0-914981-10-2).

Law and the Shaping of Public Education: 1785-1954
     David Tyack, Thomas James and Aaron Benavot (1987) (ISBN
0-299-10880-5).

Legal Foundations of Compulsory School Attendance
     Lawrence Kotin and William F. Aikman (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat
Press, 1980) (ISBN 0-8046-9233-5). 441 pages; bibliography, appendices,
table of cases, index.

Liberating Schools: Education in the Inner City
     David Boaz, editor (Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 1991) (ISBN
0-932790-83-6).

The Myth of the Common School
     Charles Glenn (1988) (ISBN 0-87023-602-4).
Best study of the history of the United States school system available,
because it has the deepest analysis of the primary sources. The Myth of
the Common School has the bonus of a comparative treatment of compulsory
schooling in Europe, based on the author's thorough reading of primary
sources in various European languages.

Parents, The State & The Right to Educate
     Brian Crittenden (1988) (ISBN 0-522-84365-4).
Deep, philosophical examination of the role of the state in education,
by an Australian scholar.

Politics, Markets & American Schools
     John E. Chubb & Terry M. Moe (Washington, DC: Brookings
Institution, 1990) (ISBN 0-8157-1409-2).

Pour lib�rer l'�cole: L'enseignement � la carte
     Alain Madelin (Paris: Editions Robert Laffont, 1984) (ISBN
2-221-04419-3).

Power to the Parents: Reversing Educational Decline
     Antony Flew (London: Sherwood Press, 1987) (ISBN 0-907671-32-2). 
Interesting review of all the issues of school and state from a British
perspective, with frequent reference to American issues.

Private Schools and Public Power: A Case for Pluralism
     E. Vance Randall (New York: Teachers College Press, 1994) (ISBN
0-8077-3344-X) xiv and 219 pages; foreword by Bruce Cooper, references,
notes, index.
Powerful argument for voluntary association in schooling and the end of
the notion of "government as parent."

Privatization and Educational Choice
     Myron Lieberman (1989) (ISBN 0-312-02799-0).

Public Education: An Autopsy
     Myron Lieberman (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard U Press, 1993)
(ISBN 0-674-72232-9).
Thoughtful analysis of educational history and policy by a life member
of the NEA, lawyer, professor of education, and supporter of
market-based education reform.

Public School Choice: Current Issues/Future Prospects
     Myron Lieberman (Lancaster, PA: Technomic, 1990).
Best available book on "public school choice"--anticipating by years the
observations of other books on the subject.

The Public School Monopoly: A Critical Analysis of Education and the
State in American Society
     Robert Everhart (1982) (ISBN 0-88410-388-9).

Responsive Schools, Renewed Communities
     Clifford W. Cobb (San Francisco: ICS Press, 1992) (ISBN
1-55815-205-9,  1-55815-206-4 [pbk.]). xvii and 297 pages; foreword by
Amitai Etzioni, notes, bibliography, index.
Thorough look at the necessity of educational finance reform to promote
education reform, from a communitarian perspective.

Scholarships for Children
     John Coons and Stephen Sugarman (Berkeley: Institute of
Governmental Studies Press, U of CA, 1992) (ISBN 0-87772-333-8). viii
and 85 pages; notes.

School: A Matter of Choice
     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Centre for
Educational Research and Innovation (Paris: OECD, 1994) (ISBN
92-64-14087-5).
Comparative study of school choice in various countries, not as thorough
as the book Choice of Schools in Six Nations by Charles Glenn (who
contributed information to this volume), but covering more countries.
Reveals sources of bureaucratic resistance to school choice, in some
countries.

School Choice: Why You Need It--How You Get It
     David Harmer (Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 1994) (ISBN
1-882577-15-9). xii and 208 pages; index.
Thorough account of the California Proposition 174 campaign.

The School in Question: A Comparative Study of the School and Its Future
in Western Society
     Torsten Hus�n (1979) (ISBN 0-19-874086-7).

School is Dead: Alternatives in Education
     Everett Reiner (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974).

Schooling and Society: The Politics of Education in Prussia and Bavaria
1750-1900
     Karl Schleunes (Oxford: Berg, 1989) (ISBN 0-85496-267-0).

Separation of School and State: How to Liberate America's Families
     Sheldon Richman (Fairfax, VA: Future of Freedom Foundation, 1994)
(ISBN 0-9640447-2-2).

The State and the Non-Public School, 1825-1925
     Lloyd P. Jorgenson (Columbia, MO: U of Missouri Press, 1987).

The Twelve-Year Sentence
     William Rickenbacker, editor (LaSalle, IN: Open Court, 1975).

The Vermont Papers: Recreating Democracy on a Human Scale
     Frank Bryan and John McClaughry (Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green Pub.
Co., 1989) (ISBN 0-930031-19-9).

Please send me an E-mail if you have suggestions for future revisions of
this list.

[Revised 7/9/1996]

Copyright � 1994-1996 Karl M. Bunday, all rights reserved
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Karl M. Bunday       bunda002@gold.tc.umn.edu
http://home.concentric.net/~kmbunday/
While I am traveling to do research and writing updates to the School Is
Dead, Learn in Freedom! site, check out the site mentioned below, with
which I have nothing to do but which I like very much. There is much
information there by schoolteachers about how to reform the system so
that teachers can enjoy greater professional respect.
http://www.schoolreport.com/