America's Public Schools in Transition
Author : T. M. Stinnett
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807726846
Author : T. M. Stinnett
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807726846
Author : William Earle Drake
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 49,60 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : David Osborne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 10,39 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 : Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 26,12 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 : Sharon Quint
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release :
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807775991
“Quint has done a valuable service in describing one effort to make school a good place for kids who live on the dangerous margin of society.” —The Washington Post
Author : Paul Hill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226336530
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes. Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts specifying the type and quality of instruction. In a hands-on, concrete fashion, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the pros and cons of school contracting and how it would work in practice. They show how contracting would free local school boards from operating schools so they can focus on improving educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children; and, finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards are met. While retaining a strong public role in education, contracting enables schools to be more imaginative, adaptable, and suited to the needs of children and families. In presenting an alternative vision for America’s schools, Reinventing Public Education is too important to be ignored.
Author : Kosciw Joseph
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 2014-10-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781934092132
Author : William J. Reese
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300079432
An analysis of the social changes and political debates that shaped 19th-century American high schools. It reveals what students studied and how they behaved, what teachers expected of them and how they taught, and how boys and girls, whites and blacks, experienced high school.
Author : Robin M. Williams
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807867578
This volume is of great practical value for it is a series of case studies of communities that have made the change-over from biracial public schools to integrated systems. The experience of these communities offers the best available guide to the solutio
Author : William E.. Drake
Publisher :
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 24,79 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
ISBN :