A primer on America's schools / edited by Terry M. Moe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moe, Terry M.

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. Koret Task Force on K-12 Education.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 486.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; number 486

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--United States.

Education.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this volume the eleven members of the Koret Task Force on K?12 Education provide a broad overview of the American education system?pulling together basic facts about its structure and operation, identifying key problems that hinder its performance, and offering perspectives on the requirements of genuine reform.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: John Raisian; Contributors; Introduction: Terry M. Moe; Chapter 1 - American Traditions of Education: Diane Ravitch; Chapter 2 - The System: John E. Chubb; Chapter 3 - Achievement in American Schools: Herbert J. Walberg; Chapter 4 - Spending on Schools: Eric A. Hanushek; Chapter 5 - If Families Matter Most, Where Do Schools Come In?: Caroline M. Hoxby; Chapter 6 - Getting Better Teachers-and Treating Them Right: Chester E. Finn Jr.; Chapter 7 - Teachers Unions and the Public Schools: Terry M. Moe

Chapter 8 - Curriculum and Competence: E. D. Hirsch Jr.Chapter 9 - Standards and Accountability: Williamson M. Evers; Chapter 10 - Choice in American Education: Paul E. Peterson; Chapter 11 - What Is Public about Public Education?: Paul T. Hill; Index

Notes:

"An assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 education"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8179-9948-5

OCLC:

865329999