| Description |
1 online resource (482 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 American Education: How Good Is It and Who Should Control?; Educating Youth: Consensus and Conflict; The Quality of American Education; The Case Against the Common Public School; The Case for the Common Public School; The Call for Charter Schools and Voucher Plans; Control of Public Schools; Varied Stakeholders in the Debate on Public Education; Political Interests; Business Interests; Media's Role; Parents' and Citizens' Positions; Colleges of Education and Certifying Groups' Interests |
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Sharpening the Debate Over Public EducationA Synopsis; Plan for the Book; Endnotes; Chapter 2 Crisis in Public Education: Past and Present; American Schools Under Attack: A Brief Historical Review; Sputnik: The Math-Science Crisis; Pre-Sputnik; Sputnik; Post-Sputnik; Individualized and Humanistic Education; A Nation at Risk; Prisoners of Time; Goals 2000; Politicians' Education Summit; Subject-Matter Standards; An Example: Chemistry; Circularity of Reform; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Student Performance in American Schools: An Empirical Report Card; Student Achievement |
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Decline in American Schools Over Time?New Evidence; Stable Student Performance: New Data; State Variability in Students' NAEP Performance; State Spending and NAEP Achievement Scores; Variation in State SAT Performance; Grade Inflation; Student Success on Advanced Placement Tests; College Admission; TIMSS International Achievement Data; Implications of TIMMS Results; Challenges to the Validity of the International Study; Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder; Citizens' Perceptions of Schools; Parents' Perceptions of Social Promotion; Parents as Scapegoats |
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Schools Are More Than Subject-Matter MasteryConclusion: The True Face of Educational Achievement; The Case for Needed Reform; Voucher Plans, Charter Schools, and Reform; Endnotes; Chapter 4 The Emergence of School Vouchers and Choice in American Schools; A Nation Still at Risk; Vouchers and Choice: A Brief History; Why Vouchers?; A Recent Voucher Proposal; Political and Intellectual Opposition; Gradual Erosion of Opposition to Vouchers; Privatization; Research on School Choice; The Case of Vouchers; An Example: The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; The New Milwaukee Parental Choice Program |
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Court RulingSupreme Court Inaction; Findings From Two Voucher Studies; Choice in Milwaukee; Choice in Cleveland; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 5 In the 1990s, Government Created Charter Schools; General Arguments for School Choice and Charter Schools; Charter Schools Begin; Defining Charter Schools; Why Charter Schools: A Rationale; Competition for Whom?; Confusion of Form and Effect of Laws; Current Charter School Legislation; Case Studies of Selected States' Charter Laws; Arizona; Michigan; California; Mississippi; Arkansas; Summary; Conclusion; Endnotes |
| Summary |
This book examines reform in American education over the past fifty years and against this backdrop presents a compelling analysis of why contemporary voucher plans and charter schools have yet to fulfill the expectations of their advocates. It is the only book to date to attempt a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of the emerging research base on vouchers and charter schools. Suitable for courses in school policy, school reform, school leadership, or educational issues, it will also be of interest to anyone (parents, teachers, policymakers) directly involved with the charter school movemen |
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Chapter 6 Charter Schools: Effective Investment or Wasteful Experiment? |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Braden, Jennifer S
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| ISBN |
9781410603173 |
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1410603172 |
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