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education - Bing News
2012-05-22T19:56:38Z
These days, it's not enough for teachers to know how to manage a classroom, impart knowledge and deliver lesson plans. In the wake of test-heavy policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, a teacher's job description now entails data ...
2012-05-18T05:49:33Z
For many years, Massachusetts has enjoyed the unofficial title as the Education State. It is the mecca of American higher education with over 50 universities and colleges in the Boston area alone. Bay State K-12 students rank first in national ...
2012-05-21T11:58:13Z
Nexus Academy Schools are a Tuition-Free, Public High School Option; A Rigorous College-Preparatory Curriculum Combining the Best of Online Learning with an Exciting Campus Environment. In the 2012-2013 school year, Nexus Academy schools will open in Ohio ...
2012-05-22T16:21:53Z
With President Barack Obama on a tear in recent weeks to keep interest rates on college loans low—an issue that plays well with young voters—Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee, on Tuesday unveiled his Education Policy Advisory Group.
2012-05-22T20:39:35Z
MADRID — It was no mistake that university campuses proliferated during Spain’s decade-long, construction-led boom years. Education and health care have long been two of the most prized — and seemingly sacred — parts of the European ...
2012-05-18T00:34:35Z
Competition, we are constantly told, encourages individuals, institutions and companies to take the risks necessary for innovation and efficiency. But in higher education, competition often discourages risk taking, leads to overly cautious short ...
2012-05-22T09:55:20Z
There was no particular moment when Harris Lirtzman decided to blow the whistle, and so close the door on his teaching career. A former deputy state comptroller, he had decided to give public school teaching a midcareer whirl. In 2009, he landed ...
2012-05-20T20:06:10Z
The Online Education industry in Australia is riding the digital revolution. Supporting this growth is the uptake of broadband internet services, technological developments, the trend of re-skilling, growing cultural acceptance of education delivered via ...
National education conference in Ohio focuses on strengthening teaching profession - Washington Post
2012-05-22T06:20:36Z
CINCINNATI — Educators including the U.S. secretary of education, teacher union leaders and school administrators will focus on ways to transform the teaching profession in a conference this week with such targets as better recruiting ...
2012-05-17T12:10:07Z
Now that Governor Mitt Romney has essentially locked up the GOP nomination, a new presidential campaign season has begun. This election year, Latinos will be a major political target for both candidates. Republican and Democrats will tout the importance of ...
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In 1994, Philadelphia was one of the worst school districts in the United States. Looking for a radical change, the city hired an untested superintendent, David Hornbeck. The reformer devised a comprehensive plan called "Children Achieving," to save the city's failing system. But Hornbeck's dream and the reality turned out to be two different things.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Director: John Merrow DVD: NTSC Company: Learning Matters, Inc. (2012-01-17) List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $12.95 
Testing Our Schools explores the closely intertwined issues of standards and accountability. Standards are necessary, of course, and so is accountability, but are schools being backed into a corner? If they continue to live by test results, will they die that way?This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Director: John Merrow DVD: NTSC Company: Learning Matters, Inc. (2012-01-17) List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $12.95 Used Price: $12.00 
Making the Offside Call: Interpretation, Application, Positioning, Mechanics, Concentration, Teamwork. Featuring the Women's World Cup 1999 and aiding referees, players, coaches, and parents to understand how offside should be called.VHS Tape: Company: (2001) List Price: $99.99 Amazon Price: Used Price: $3.95 
Not as Good as You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School shatters the myth that good schools are found in nice neighborhoods. Using data on school performance and interviews with parents, students, principals, and school reformers, Not as Good as You Think confirms every parent s silent fear: that their financial sacrifice and investment in an expensive home in a good school district is not yielding the achievement results needed to get their kids into good colleges and good jobs. The film takes audiences on a tour of America s best neighborhoods from posh Orange County, California, to the hotbed of innovation, Silicon Valley, to the lush green hills of Tennessee to reveal that schools in America s middle class and affluent neighborhoods are not adequately preparing kids for higher education, or worse, operating under widespread corruption. The film also contrasts the American public school system with that of Sweden s, a socially progressive country that allows parents, at government expense, to choose any school that fits their children s needs private of public no matter the parents income.Director: Nick Tucker DVD: Full Screen, NTSC Company: Pacific Research Institute (2009-06-18) ISBN: 1934276146 List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $16.96 Used Price: $15.50 
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On the heels of the American drone attacks on suspected terrorist compounds in Pakistan, this edition of the Journal takes a closer look at America's history of and current policy on bombing, explores the ethics behind these assaults when civilians become the victims, and asks: Does bombing work? Then, Bill Moyers talks with Carnegie Corporation's Vartan Gregorian on the future of public higher education and its role in America's democracy. In a time of deepening deficits and severe budget cuts, will President Obama's proposed economic stimulus package succeed in helping cash-strapped states fund their public universities? Broadcast date: January 30, 2009. (55 minutes)DVD: Closed-captioned Company: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (2009) List Price: Amazon Price: $14.95 
Historic Cold War Economics Films Table of Contents:
(1) America's Distribution of Wealth (1955) - This films shows how America's wealth is distributed among the citizens.
Length: 00:12:34
(2) What is Capitalism? (1948) - Capitalism is discusses by a group of high school students doing a radio talk show.
Length: 00:09:22
(3) A Look At Capitalism (1955) - Economic basics of capitalism are covered in this lecture by Prof. Clifton L. Ganus.
Length: 00:22:0
(4) Opportunities Unlimited (195?) - Capitalist propaganda piece showing how spending money fuels the American economy and has some discussion about taxes and claims giving lower income brackets tax breaks to spark the economy.
Length: 00:12:32
(5) Pursuit Of Profit (1965) - Strange film that follows the story of a business owner who is visited by a special guest who teaches him that as an American he is obligated to make as much money as possible or face failure.
Length: 00:14:18
(6) The Secret Of American Production (1955) - Lecture in which free enterprise is touted as the reason for America's success.
Length: 00:12:01
(7) A Story Of Enterprise (1955) - A growing frozen custard business is used as an example to explain mechanisms of capitalism.
Length: 00:12:30
(8) What Is Business (1948) - Capitalist propaganda piece with lots of images of all the inventions and consumer products created by big American business.
Length: 00:09:49
(9) Why Kill The Goose (1955) - Lecture which explains how profits led to research and design which in turn leads to increased productivity which in turn led to high productivity which in turns yields higher profits.
Length: 00:11:17
(10) Your Town - A Story Of America (1940) - Story about how a young man who doesn't believe in capitalism comes to learn the benefits of a free capitalist society.
Length: 00:10:56
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Co-published by Routledge for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Educational policy continues to be of major concern. Policy debates about economic growth and national competitiveness, for example, commonly focus on the importance of human capital and a highly educated workforce. Defining the theoretical boundaries and methodological approaches of education policy research are the two primary themes of this comprehensive, AERA-sponsored Handbook. Organized into seven sections, the Handbook focuses on (1) disciplinary foundations of educational policy, (2) methodological perspectives, (3) the policy process, (4) resources, management, and organization, (5) teaching and learning policy, (6) actors and institutions, and (7) education access and differentiation. Drawing from multiple disciplines, the Handbook’s over one hundred authors address three central questions: What policy issues and questions have oriented current policy research? What research strategies and methods have proven most fruitful? And what issues, questions, and methods will drive future policy research? Topics such as early childhood education, school choice, access to higher education, teacher accountability, and testing and measurement cut across the 63 chapters in the volume. The politics surrounding these and other issues are objectively analyzed by authors and commentators. Each of the seven sections concludes with two commentaries by leading scholars in the field. The first considers the current state of policy design, and the second addresses the current state of policy research. This book is appropriate for scholars and graduate students working in the field of education policy and for the growing number of academic, government, and think-tank researchers engaged in policy research. For more information on the American Educational Research Association, please visit: http://www.aera.net/. Hardcover: 1064 pages Company: Routledge (2009-04-06) ISBN: 0415989914 List Price: $305.00 Amazon Price: $268.25 Used Price: $275.55 
Education is intimately connected to many of the most important and contentious questions confronting American society, from race to jobs to taxes, and the competitive pressures of the global economy have only enhanced its significance. Elementary and secondary schooling has long been the province of state and local governments; but when George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, it signaled an unprecedented expansion of the federal role in public education.
This book provides the first balanced, in-depth analysis of how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) became law. Patrick McGuinn, a political scientist with hands-on experience in secondary education, explains how this happened despite the country's long history of decentralized school governance and the longstanding opposition of both liberals and conservatives to an active, reform-oriented federal role in schools. His book provides the essential political context for understanding NCLB, the controversies surrounding its implementation, and forthcoming debates over its reauthorization.
Using education as a case study of national policymaking, McGuinn also shows how the struggle to define the federal role in school reform took center stage in debates over the appropriate role of the government in promoting opportunity and social welfare. He places the evolution of the federal role in schools within the context of broader institutional, ideological, and political changes that have swept the nation since the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, chronicles the concerns raised by the 1983 report A Nation at Risk, and shows how education became a major campaign issue for both parties in the 1990s. McGuinn argues that the emergence of swing issues such as education can facilitate major policy change even as they influence the direction of wider political debates and partisan conflict.
McGuinn traces the Republican shift from seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education to embracing federal leadership in school reform, then details the negotiations over NCLB, the forces that shaped its final provisions, and the ways in which the law constitutes a new federal education policy regime-against which states have now begun to rebel. He argues that the expanded federal role in schools is probably here to stay and that only by understanding the unique dynamics of national education politics will reformers be able to craft a more effective national role in school reform.
This book is part of the Studies in Government and Public Policy series. 
Shaping Education Policy is a comprehensive overview of education politics and policy during the most turbulent and rapidly changing period in American history. Respected scholars review the history of education policy to explain the political powers and processes that shape education today. Chapters cover major themes that have influenced education, including the civil rights movement, federal involvement, the accountability movement, family choice, and development of nationalization and globalization. Sponsored by the Politics of Education Association, this edited collection examines the tumultuous shifts in education policy over the last six decades and projects the likely future of public education. This book is a necessary resource for understanding the evolution, current status, and possibilities of educational policy and politics. Paperback: 328 pages Company: Routledge (2011-03-23) ISBN: 0415875056 List Price: $47.95 Amazon Price: $40.32 Used Price: $35.00 
Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests makes no sense. Wainer challenges the thinking behind the enormous rise of advanced placement courses in high schools, and demonstrates why assessing teachers based on how well their students perform on tests--a central pillar of recent education reforms--is woefully misguided. He explains why college rankings are often lacking in hard evidence, why essay questions on tests disadvantage women, why the most grievous errors in education testing are not made by testing organizations--and much more. No one concerned about seeing our children achieve their full potential can afford to ignore this book. With forceful storytelling, wry insight, and a wealth of real-world examples, Uneducated Guesses exposes today's educational policies to the light of empirical evidence, and offers solutions for fairer and more viable future policies. Author: Howard Wainer Hardcover: 200 pages Company: Princeton University Press (2011-08-08) ISBN: 0691149283 List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $15.44 Used Price: $11.75 
This comprehensive book encourages future educational leaders to be proactive rather than reactive, and arms them with an understanding of educational policy and the important political theories upon which it is based. Coverage addresses theory, analysis, development, and implementation of educational policy, with the knowledge base of the typical reader in mind. It explores the reasons for change in educational policy, ways to track its evolution, and techniques for influencing its ultimate destination. Includes updated statistics drawn from the 2000 Census and explores economic changes expected from the business cycle downturn and the effect of war. Features new news stories for analysis related to chapter content as well as key current issues, including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; New case studies on the teaching of Darwinian evolution and on parent revolts against state testing programs; An entire chapter devoted to policy values and ideology. Extensive coverage on educational policy at the state level. For future educators and educational leaders. Author: Frances C. Fowler Hardcover: 432 pages Company: Prentice Hall (2008-03-18) ISBN: 0136157270 List Price: $139.60 Amazon Price: $114.01 Used Price: $99.00 
The Flat World and Education offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America's future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child the right to learn. ''We are so fortunate that Linda Darling-Hammond has provided this road map for educational excellence for all children in today's flat world. She thoughtfully emphasizes the basic strengths that we need in these changing times and then outlines what our schools must do to respond to 21st-century learning needs. Linda is one of the education researchers whom I most respect. 'All children' must mean all children and this book shows us how to do it.'' -Richard W. Riley, Former U. S. Secretary of Education ''When Linda Darling-Hammond speaks, America's teachers listen! I listened and learned from her as we together led the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and created the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. Excellent schools are the key to America's economic future, and superb teaching is the key to great schools. This book makes clear as a bell how to organize schools for successful teaching and what state and national policies are required to support it.'' -James B. Hunt, Former Governor of North Carolina and President of the Hunt Institute ''Her arguments are sound, rooted in evidence, and unencumbered by the kinds of ideological partisanship that characterizes too much of current educational debates. After reading this book, one will understand why it was that Barack Obama, when seeking advice from the sharpest minds in education, turned to Dr. Linda Darling Hammond.'' -Pedro A. Noguera, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University ''Once again Darling-Hammond brings clarity to complexity, thoughtful analysis to politically charged issues, and sound policy recommendations to the hysteria of what to do to save America s public schools. In this volume the macro meets the micro on terms that lets all democratically-minded citizens breathe a sigh of relief.'' -Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin Madison ''Anyone who desires a quantum leap in the educational achievements of American students-as opposed to the 'quick fix'-must address the issues raised in this carefully argued and well documented work.'' -Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education ''Linda Darling-Hammond has written the definitive description of the problems that drag down the quality and equity of our educational system. Writing with passion, solid scholarship, and compassion, she presents a vision of the changes that are necessary to build a better education system and a brighter future for all our children and our nation.'' -Diane Ravitch, New York University ''Linda Darling-Hammond's latest is a profoundly important book. She provides both a powerful rationale and a clear, detailed roadmap for how public education must be transformed to meet the challenges of teaching, learning, and assessment in the 21st century. It is a must-read read for educators, policymakers, and others concerned about the future of our country in a 'flat' world.'' -Tony Wagner, co-director, Harvard Change Leadership Group Author: Linda Darling-Hammond Paperback: 240 pages Company: Teachers College Press (2010-01-15) ISBN: 0807749621 List Price: $23.95 Amazon Price: $14.94 Used Price: $13.34 
A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts. leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be learning expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not “merit pay” based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores encourage family involvement in education from an early age Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America’s schools: The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling. Author: Diane Ravitch Paperback: 352 pages Company: Basic Books (2011-11-01) ISBN: 0465025579 List Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: $7.35 Used Price: $6.39 
Giving test results to an incoherent, badly run school doesn't automatically make it a better school. The work of turning a school around entails improving the knowledge and skills of teachers-changing their knowledge of content and how to teach it-and helping them to understand where their students are in their academic development. Low-performing schools, and the people who work in them, don't know what to do. If they did, they would be doing it already.So writes Richard Elmore in Unwarranted Intrusion, an essay critiquing the accountability mandates and high-stakes testing policies of the No Child Left Behind Act. In School Reform from the Inside Out, one of the country's leading experts on the successes and failures of American education policy tackles issues ranging from teacher development to testing to failing schools. As Elmore aptly notes, successful school reform begins from the inside out with teachers, administrators, and school staff, not with external mandates or standards. This collection of some of Elmore's most probing and influential essays is essential reading for any school leader, education reformer, policymaker, or citizen interested in the forces that promote real school change. Author: Richard F. Elmore Paperback: 277 pages Company: Harvard Education Press (2004-09-30) (2004-09-30) ISBN: 1891792245 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $15.98 Used Price: $15.90 
Written by a mix of established and rising stars in school politics, policy, law, finance, and reform this comprehensive Handbook provides a three part framework that helps organize this relatively new and loosely organized field of study. A central theme running through the book is how to harness politics to school equity and improvement. Key features include: Thematic Discussions – detailed discussions of key topics in educational politics are organized by themes and competing perspectives. The overarching themes are 1) the goals of the U.S. political system (justice, equity, opportunity, efficiency and choice); 2) the means and resources for reaching these goals; and 3) the political behaviors and compromises that seek to mitigate ideological differences and conflicts of interest. Research Oriented – in addition to summarizing the latest research connected to key topics, each chapter exemplifies and reports on the methods and techniques for further exploration of these topics. Reform Oriented – throughout the book and especially in the summarizing chapter, authors provide suggestions for improving the political behaviors of key educational groups and individuals: unions, superintendents, politicians, school boards, teachers, and parents. Hardcover: 464 pages Company: Routledge (2008-06-24) ISBN: 0805861114 List Price: $245.00 Amazon Price: $230.25 Used Price: $230.18 
Education is a key political issue and seen as a crucial factor in ensuring economic productivity and competitiveness. In this enthralling book, Stephen J. Ball offers an analysis of the flood of government initiatives and policies that have been introduced over the past 20 years, including Beacon Schools, the Academies programme, parental choice, Foundation Schools, faith schools and teaching standards. He looks at the politics of these policy interventions and how they have changed the face of education.This bestselling book makes essential reading for student-teachers, other students of politics and social policy courses and for the general reader who wants to get beyond the simplistic analyses of the newspapers. Author: Stephen J. Ball Paperback: 256 pages Company: Policy Press (2008-01-30) ISBN: 1861349203 List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $18.94 Used Price: $24.53
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Provides a connection to a network of Canadian education writers and activists in schools, universities, and the labour movement.Magazine: Magazine Subscription Company: Cndn Ctr Policy Alternatives List Price: Amazon Price: $108.33 
This publication covers the field of institutional management through articles and reports on research projects, and provides a source of information on activities and events organized by OECDs IMHE.Magazine: Magazine Subscription Company: Oecd Publications Centre List Price: Amazon Price: $181.00 
Tony Blair's 1996 pre-election speech put 'education, education, education' firmly at the centre of the policy stage. Education has since become a key political issue and a major focus of media attention. It is also seen as a crucial factor in ensuring economic productivity and competitiveness. But whose interests are at the centre of this shift in education policy? And how could things be if we thought about education differently? In this enthralling book, Stephen J. Ball guides us through the flood of government initiatives and policies that have been introduced over the past 20 years, including beacon Schools, the academies programme, parental choice, foundation schools, faith schools and teaching standards. He looks at the politics of these policy interventions and how they have changed the face of education, 'joining up' policy within a broader framework of initiatives, turning children into 'learners' and parents into 'consumers'. Ball's sociological approach to analysing and making sense of current policies and ideas around education uncovers issues of class, choice, globalisation, equality and citizenship, as well as the conflicting needs of children and families on the one hand and the economy and the state on the other. Author: Stephen J. Ball Kindle Edition: 256 pages Kindle eBook Company: Policy Press (2012-01-01) (2012-01-01) List Price: $18.77 Amazon Price: 
Higher Education Law is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the law of higher education. The authors equip readers with the tools and knowledge to effectively respond in an environment of increasing litigation.Author: Klinton W. Alexander, Kern Alexander Kindle Edition: 742 pages Kindle eBook Company: T & F Books US (2011-03-04) (2011-03-04) List Price: $89.95 Amazon Price: 
Affordability, access, and accountability have long been among the central challenges facing higher education -- and they remain so today. Here, Donald E. Heller and other higher education scholars and practitioners explore the current debates surrounding these key issues. As students and their families struggle to meet rising tuition prices, and as state funding for higher education dwindles, policymakers confront issues of affordability within state and institutional budgets. Changing demographics and challenges to affirmative action complicate the admissions process even as colleges and universities seek to diversify enrollments. And issues of institutional accountability have forced the restructuring of higher education governing boards and a reexamination of the role of public trustees in governance. This collection analyzes how issues of affordability, access, and accountability influence the way in which state governments approach, monitor, and set public higher education policy. The contributors examine the latest research on pressing challenges, explore how states are coping with these challenges, and consider what the future holds for public postsecondary education in the United States. Praise for the first edition "Affordability, access, and accountability will continue to be hot-button issues as legislators at all levels address constituents' concerns about their children's future... Any administrator who wants to gain a deeper understanding of these issues... might do well to spend some time with these essays." -- University Business Author: Donald E. Heller Kindle Edition: 284 pages Kindle eBook Company: JHU (2011-08-02) (2011-08-02) List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: 
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Shaping Education Policy is a comprehensive overview of education politics and policy during the most turbulent and rapidly changing period in American history.Author: Douglas E. Mitchell, Robert L. Crowson, Dorothy Shipps Kindle Edition: 329 pages Kindle eBook Company: T & F Books US (2011-04-06) (2011-04-06) List Price: $47.95 Amazon Price: 
The Mis-Education of the Negro is one of the most important books on education ever written. Carter G. Woodson shows us the weakness of Euro-centric based curriculum that fail to include African American history and culture. This system mis-educates the African American student, failing to prepare them for success and to give them an adequate sense of who they are withing the system that they must live. Woodson provides many strong solutions to the problems he identifies. A must-read for anyone working in the education field.This ebook version of The Mis-Education of the Negro is complete with a linked Table of Contents for quicker and easier navigation. Author: Carter Godwin Woodson Kindle Edition: 146 pages Kindle eBook Company: Wilder Publications (2009-11-24) (2009-11-24) List Price: $1.99 Amazon Price: 
A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts. leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be learning expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not “merit pay” based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores encourage family involvement in education from an early age The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America’s schools: Author: Diane Ravitch Kindle Edition: 354 pages Kindle eBook Company: Basic Books (2011-11-01) (2011-11-01) List Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: 
Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests makes no sense. Wainer challenges the thinking behind the enormous rise of advanced placement courses in high schools, and demonstrates why assessing teachers based on how well their students perform on tests--a central pillar of recent education reforms--is woefully misguided. He explains why college rankings are often lacking in hard evidence, why essay questions on tests disadvantage women, why the most grievous errors in education testing are not made by testing organizations--and much more. No one concerned about seeing our children achieve their full potential can afford to ignore this book. With forceful storytelling, wry insight, and a wealth of real-world examples, Uneducated Guesses exposes today's educational policies to the light of empirical evidence, and offers solutions for fairer and more viable future policies. Author: Howard Wainer Kindle Edition: 200 pages Kindle eBook Company: Princeton University Press (2011-08-28) (2011-08-28) List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: 
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Provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of contemporary research in education policy implementation.Kindle Edition: 289 pages Kindle eBook Company: State Univ of New York Pr (2006-08-30) (2006-08-30) List Price: Amazon Price: |
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