The education debate : what everyone needs to know / David Kirp & Kevin Macpherson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirp, David L., author.

Series:

What Everyone Needs to KnowRG

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In The Education Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know®, David Kirp and Kevin Macpherson provide a balanced and accessible overview of the key policy and practice issues in pre k-12 education today. They expose the fault lines of the major debates and focus on equity of resources and opportunities and the tensions between market and bureaucratic mechanisms to drive school improvement. The Education Debate is a primer for concerned parents, educational policymakers and administrators, and undergraduate and graduate students in education courses who need a solid grasp of the major debates in contemporary education policy.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Education Policy in the Twenty-First Century

What is the K-12 education system?

What is education policy?

What is equal educational opportunity?

What is the role of the courts?

How do major social changes affect the schools?

1 Big Ideas to Equalize Educational Opportunity

What is racial integration?

What is socioeconomic integration?

How are schools financed?

How does additional funding affect student outcomes?

What is school choice?

2 Strategies Designed to Improve the Quality of Education

What is a magnet school?

What is a charter school?

What is a school voucher?

What is early childhood education?

What is a community school?

What is homeschooling?

What is high-stakes accountability?

What is the "no excuses" strategy for closing the achievement gap?

What is standards-based education?

What is the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)?

What is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?

What is the systemic reform strategy?

What is the continuous improvement strategy?

3 The Key Players

What is an effective teacher?

How are teachers recruited and retained?

What is teacher preparation?

What is teacher professional development?

What is teacher evaluation?

What are teachers' unions?

Why do teachers strike?

What is the leadership role of the school principal?

What is the leadership role of the school district superintendent?

What is the role of the school board?

What is the influence of outside money on school board elections?

What roles do parent-teacher associations and school-based foundations play?

What is the influence of philanthropy on education policy?

4 Life Inside the Public School

How can schools reduce the achievement gap?.

What are tracking and ability grouping?

Does class size affect student achievement?

What is school climate?

What is student discipline?

What is bullying?

What are school shootings?

How do extracurricular activities affect academic performance?

How is technology used in schools?

What is deeper learning?

What is STEM education?

What are noncognitive skills and social-emotional learning?

How are nudges used to improve educational outcomes?

What are social-psychological strategies that improve student outcomes?

What is high school completion?

What is career education?

5 The Composition of the Classroom

What is special education?

What is the immigrant students' experience?

What is the most effective way to teach English Language Learners?

What is the Native American students' experience?

What are individual students' legal rights?

What is LGBTQ students' experience?

6 The Impact of the Pandemic

How have schools responded to Covid-19?

What will Covid's long-term impact on schools be?

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-764596-8

0-19-753135-0