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An abundantly illustrated history of the country school with plans of interiors and grounds. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Andrew Gulliford
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 38,24 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
An abundantly illustrated history of the country school with plans of interiors and grounds. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 1996-12
Category :
ISBN : 0788136380
The U.S. Army School of the America has been training Latin American military students for the last 50 years. This report provides information on: how the Latin American political, military, and economic environment in which the School operates has changed in recent years; who the School's attendees are and how they are selected; how the School's curriculum has evolved; and who provides the instruction. Provides information on a recent U.S. Army study covering the School and a DoD initiative to strengthen civilian institutions involved in defense and security in Latin America.
Author : Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 17,55 MB
Release : 2012-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1400844576
An in-depth look at academically selective public high schools in America What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education. This groundbreaking book discusses how these schools work--and their critical role in nurturing the country's brightest students. The 165 schools identified by Finn and Hockett are located in thirty states, plus the District of Columbia. While some are world renowned, such as Boston Latin and Bronx Science, others are known only in their own communities. The authors survey the schools on issues ranging from admissions and student diversity to teacher selection. They probe sources of political support, curriculum, instructional styles, educational effectiveness, and institutional autonomy. Some of their findings are surprising: Los Angeles, for example, has no "exam schools" while New York City has dozens. Asian-American students are overrepresented—but so are African-American pupils. Culminating with in-depth profiles of eleven exam schools and thoughtful reflection on policy implications, Finn and Hockett ultimately consider whether the country would be better off with more such schools. At a time of keen attention to the faltering education system, Exam Schools sheds positive light on a group of schools that could well provide a transformative roadmap for many of America's children.
Author : Lesley Gill
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2004-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822333920
DIVTransnational ethnography and history of the School of the Americas, analyzing the military, peasant, and activist cultures that are linked by this institution. /div
Author : Olly Jasper Kern
Publisher :
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Public schools
ISBN :
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,83 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Military assistance, American
ISBN :
Author : Olly Jasper Kern
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 34,73 MB
Release : 2016-05-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781358068799
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : David Osborne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1632869918
From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing American education. In Reinventing America's Schools, David Osborne, one of the world's foremost experts on public sector reform, offers a comprehensive analysis of the charter school movements and presents a theory that will do for American schools what his New York Times bestseller Reinventing Government did for public governance in 1992. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city got an unexpected opportunity to recreate their school system from scratch. The state's Recovery School District (RSD), created to turn around failing schools, gradually transformed all of its New Orleans schools into charter schools, and the results are shaking the very foundations of American education. Test scores, school performance scores, graduation and dropout rates, ACT scores, college-going rates, and independent studies all tell the same story: the city's RSD schools have tripled their effectiveness in eight years. Now other cities are following suit, with state governments reinventing failing schools in Newark, Camden, Memphis, Denver, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Oakland. In this book, Osborne uses compelling stories from cities like New Orleans and lays out the history and possible future of public education. Ultimately, he uses his extensive research to argue that in today's world, we should treat every public school like a charter school and grant them autonomy, accountability, diversity of school designs, and parental choice.
Author : Mabel Carney
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2016-05-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781355919216
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Harold Waldstein Foght
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Education
ISBN :