What lies ahead for America's children and their schools / edited by Chester E. Finn Jr. and Richard Sousa ; with an introduction by Chester E. Finn Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944-

Sousa, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Elementary--Standards--United States.

Education, Elementary.

Education--United States.

Education.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Standford, California : Education Next Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The coming decade holds immense potential for dramatic improvement in U.S. education and in the achievement of American children and in this volume, members of the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education examine both the potential gains and the pitfalls that lie ahead, informed by where U.S. education has been, what changes have been made in recent years, and what's still required for the comprehensive overhaul that this vital enterprise so urgently needs. Looking backward is infinitely easier than predicting the future, but plan

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; List of Acronyms; Part I: Governance, Politics, and Personnel; 1 Rethinking Governance; 2 Boosting Teacher Effectiveness; 3 Facing the Union Challenge; Part II: Crucial Changes; 4 Transforming via Technology; 5 Expanding the Options; 6 Implementing Standards and Testing; 7 Holding Students to Account; Part III: Resources and Research; 8 Strengthening the Curriculum; 9 Covering the Costs; 10 Relying on Evidence; 11 Educating Smart Kids, Too; Contributors; About About the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education

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Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 25, 2014).

ISBN:

9780817917081

081791708X

9780817917067

0817917063

OCLC:

874178750