No remedy left behind : lessons from a half-decade of NCLB / edited by Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hess, Frederick M.

Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

United States.

United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

xiv, 390 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : AEI Press ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, [2007]

Contents:

NCLB in the states: fragmented governance, uneven implementation / Paul Manna

America's great city schools : moving in the right direction / Michael Casserly

The political economy of supplemental educational services / Jeffrey R. Henig

The problem with "implementation is the problem" / Michael J. Petrilli

California: does the Golden State deserve a gold star? / Julian Betts

New Jersey: equity meets accountability / Patrick McGuinn

Colorado: the misapplication of federal power / Alex Medler

Michigan: over the first hurdle / David N. Plank and Christopher Dunbar Jr.

Rural Kentucky districts: "do it yourself" school improvement / Stephen Clements

Miami-Dade County: trouble even in choice paradise / Jane Hannaway and Sarah Cohodes

Remedies in action: four "restructured" schools / Julie Kowal and Bryan C. Hassel

District accountability: more bark than bite? / Joe Williams

Conclusion: can this law be fixed?: a hard look at the NCLB remedies / Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn Jr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780844742557

0844742554

OCLC:

154309057