A primer on America's schools

A primer on America's schools /

In this volume the eleven members of the Koret Task Force on K12 Education provide a broad overview of the American education system, pulling together basic facts about its structure and operation, identifying key problems that hinder its performance, and offering perspectives on the requirements of...

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Corporate Author: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. Koret Task Force on K-12 Education
Other Authors: Moe, Terry M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2001
Series:Hoover Institution Press publication ; 486.
Subjects:
Education > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • American traditions of education / Diane Ravitch
  • The system / John E. Chubb
  • Achievement in American schools / Herbert J. Walberg
  • Spending on schools / Eric A. Hanushek
  • If families matter most, where do schools come in? / Caroline M. Hoxby
  • Getting better teachers- and treating them right / Chester E. Finn Jr.
  • Teachers unions and the public schools / Terry M. Moe
  • Curriculum and competence / E.D. Hirsch Jr.
  • Standards and accountability / Williamson M. Evers
  • Choice in American education / Paul E. Peterson
  • What is public about public education? / Paul T. Hill.

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