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The courts and standards-based reform The courts and standards-based reform Benjamin Superfine This book examines the convergence of the US courts' growing role in eduation policy and the standards-based reform movement. In particular, it looks at the ways in which courts have addressed issues… OL11877068W
Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Bryan Shelly "'This book is outstanding. . . . No one has delved into the issue of school financing with such depth, data and thoughtful analysis. It is simply the best in the field.' Susan B. Neuman, University … OL16213849W
Waiting for "Superman" Waiting for "Superman" Karl Weber The American public school system is in crisis, failing millions of students, producing almost as many dropouts as graduates, and threatening our economic future. By 2020, the United States will have… OL16813110W
Kill the Messenger Kill the Messenger Richard P. Phelps In response to public demand, new federal legislation requires testing of most students in the United States in reading and mathematics, for grades three through eight. In much of the country, this n… OL17103715W
Quality assurance in higher education Quality assurance in higher education Gerald H. Gaither 107 p. : 23 cm OL18487107W
What school could be What school could be Ted Dintersmith Innovation expert Ted Dintersmith took a trip across America, visiting all fifty states in a single school year. He originally set out to raise awareness about the urgent need to reimagine education … OL19745408W
The new accountability The new accountability Martin Carnoy,Richard F. Elmore,Leslie Santee Siskin When it comes to the issue of US education reform, hopeful politicians, liberal and conservative alike, have long touted the promises of 'standards-based accountability'. But do accountability-based … OL19890531W
Why knowledge matters Why knowledge matters E. D. Hirsch In this provocative book, influential scholar E.D. Hirsch, Jr., addresses critical issues in contemporary education reform - over-testing, teacher blaming, preschool fadeout, and the persistence of a… OL20039398W
Brookings papers on education policy, 2006/2007 Brookings papers on education policy, 2006/2007 Frederick M. Hess,Tom Loveless Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12. OL20547035W
No Child Left Behind primer No Child Left Behind primer Frederick M. Hess,Michael J. Petrilli "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is the single most influential piece of federal education legislation in American history, and Hess and Petrilli provide a concise yet comprehensive look at this importan… OL20570808W
The infrastructure of accountability The infrastructure of accountability Rebecca Jacobsen,Dorothea Anagnostopoulos,Stacey A. Rutledge "The Infrastructure of Accountability brings together leading and emerging scholars who set forth an ambitious conceptual framework for understanding the full impact of large-scale, performance-based… OL23273903W
Judging standards and effectiveness in education Judging standards and effectiveness in education Isaac, John.,Janet Powney,Bob Moon Part of a series concentrating on developments in curriculum and learning, this book provides an outline of the concepts and methods of educational evaluation, inspection, school self-evaluation and … OL24432468W
Leave no child behind Leave no child behind James P. Comer "The call to arms to "leave no child behind" in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administration's education plan - a plan that actually diverges greatly from the ideals of the Ch… OL2669360W
Learning curve Learning curve Terry Lawler Basic commonsense solutions for working back to sound educational practices and philosophies addressing students, parents, teachers and life. OL28774356W