The federal government is devoting millions of dollars to charter and voucher programs that currently require parents to abandon regular public schools. exposes the misleading hyperbole that has been driving the school choice movement and shows how charter schools can become more effective and useful to public school districts. Corwin and Schneider provide an unusual blend of academic and practical knowledge derived from long careers careers as a sociologist and former Deputy Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators. They form conclusions from years of research and present information that is helpful to parents faced with the prospect of making school choice work. is packed with observations about school choice that will inform parents, politicians, and other community members about the advantages and disadvantages of choice schools.