Thomas Sowell on School Choice and the Price Our Children Pay for Bad Ideas | Hoover Institution

Sowell applies evidence-based economics to school choice, arguing ideology harms students and outcomes.

EducationSchool choiceClassical liberalLectureintermediateaffirmative actioneducation policyideology vs evidenceinequality of opportunityresource allocationschool choiceThomas Sowell

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