Lotteries for Education
Lotteries for Education

Author: Conall Boyle

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1845406559

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Lotteries are widely used to decide places (seats) at schools, colleges and universities. Conall Boyle explores many examples to find out why. The emotional turmoil that the use of ballots can cause to students and parents alike is graphically described. But lottery selection teaches lessons too; now we can find proper answers to controversial questions like "Does choice work?" This book will be of interest to parents, pupils and teachers as well as educational administrators. Any student applying for admission to a university course should learn about the amazing weighted lottery for entry to medical schools in the Netherlands. There is a better way: it's a lottery!

Lotteries for Education
Lotteries for Education

Author: Conall Boyle

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1845406540

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Lotteries are widely used to decide places (seats) at schools, colleges and universities. Conall Boyle explores many examples to find out why. The emotional turmoil that the use of ballots can cause to students and parents alike is graphically described. But lottery selection teaches lessons too; now we can find proper answers to controversial questions like "Does choice work?" This book will be of interest to parents, pupils and teachers as well as educational administrators. Any student applying for admission to a university course should learn about the amazing weighted lottery for entry to medical schools in the Netherlands. There is a better way: it's a lottery!

Selling Hope
Selling Hope

Author: Charles T. Clotfelter

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780674800984

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With its huge jackpots and heartwarming rags-to-riches stories, the lottery has become the hope and dream of millions of Americans--and the fastest-growing source of state revenue. Despite its popularity, however, there remains much controversy over whether this is an appropriate business for state government and, if so, how this business should be conducted.