Consensus : education reform is possible / William Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, William, 1938-

Contributor:

Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Government aid to education--United States.

Government aid to education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth, England : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to help the reader understand our differences and to suggest a way that we can reach a consensus on education reform.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Setting the Scene; Chapter Two: No Child Left Behind: An Attempt at Consensus; Chapter Three: The Positive Aspects of No Child Left Behind; Chapter Four: The Criticisms of No Child Left Behind; Chapter Five: The Obama Blueprint for Reform; Chapter Six: The Long, Frustrating Struggle to Reauthorize; Chapter Seven: The Primary Season; Chapter Eight: The Waiver Program; Chapter Nine: The Election Campaign; Chapter Ten: Critics of the Current Educational Reform Initiative; Chapter Eleven: Other Factors Affecting School Success

Chapter Twelve: Other Countries as Models for Educational ReformChapter Thirteen: The Problems of Higher Education; Chapter Fourteen: The Home Stretch of the Campaign; Chapter Fifteen: Reaching a Consensus; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 06, 2013).

Includes index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34090-4

1-61048-839-3

1-61048-841-5

OCLC:

855969991