Prologue : a personal retrospective / Milton Friedman -- Introduction / Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy -- The role of government in education : enduring principles, new circumstances, and the question of "shelf life" / Gilbert C. Hentschke -- Choice, religion, community and educational quality / John E. Brandl -- A culture of choice / Abigail Thernstrom -- Milton Friedman, vouchers, and civic values / Jay P. Green -- Give us liberty and give us depth / John E. Coons -- Is there hope for expanded school choice? / Eric A. Hanushek -- Free-market strategy and tactics in K-12 education / Myron Lieberman -- A critique of pure Friedman : an empirical reassessment of "The role of government in education" / Andrew Coulson -- Discipline is the key to Milton Friedman's gold standard for education reform / John Merrifield -- From universal to targeted vouchers : the relevance of the Friedmans' proposals for developing countries / James Tooley -- Epilogue : school vouchers turn 50, but the fight is just beginning / Milton Friedman