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Are we still a nation at risk two decades later? / William Hayes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayes, William, 1938-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. National Commission on Excellence in Education.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- United States.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- United States. National Commission on Excellence in Education. Nation at risk.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 190 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
- Summary:
- Written as a study of the 1983 A Nation at Risk report and its impact on public education, this book analyzes this reform and suggests future priorities for public education in the United States.
- Contents:
- 1 The Beginning 1
- 2 The Commission 11
- 3 The Report 21
- 4 The Others 37
- 5 The Critics 44
- 6 The Standards 53
- 7 The Tests 64
- 8 The Teachers 76
- 9 The Administrators 96
- 10 The Boards 106
- 11 The Parents 115
- 12 The Students 126
- 13 The Money 134
- 14 The Choice 146
- 15 The Law 158
- 16 The Present 166
- 17 The Future 172.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1578861799
- OCLC:
- 57244055
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