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Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780815711834
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the state of education in America today? And where is it headed? What is the real state of education in America today? And where is it headed? The Brookings Institution, long noted for its pathbreaking work on education policy, introduces a series of annual volumes that provide the inside story on education's most important issues. In each annual edition, leading experts offer jargon-free, in-depth analyses of a wide range of topics in education, along with fresh ideas, thought-provoking opinions, and invaluable insight. They offer unprecedented access to the policies, decisions, and viewpoints that are shaping our current education system and our plans for the 21st century. Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, Brookings Papers on Education Policy is an indispensable guide to understanding education trends and emerging issues. Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998 includes: An Examination of American Student Achievement from an International Perspective by Harold Stevenson, University of Michigan An Assessment of the Scholarly Debate about Achievement by Lawrence Stedman, State University of New York Upgrading High School Mathematics and Science by Andrew Porter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Uncompetitive American Schools: Causes and Cures by Herbert Walberg, University of Illinois Radical Constructivism, Mathematics Education, and Cognitive Psychology by John Anderson, Lynne Reder, and Herb Simon, Carnegie Mellon University The Uses and Misuses of Education Research by Policymakers at State and Local Levels by Tom Loveless, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Standards Outside the Classroom by Lawrence Steinberg, Temple University The Extent and Cost of Remediation in Higher Education by David W. Breneman, University of Virginia School of Education

Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 1999

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ISBN 13 : 9780815773559
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Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2001

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815718826
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2001 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, Brookings Papers on Education Policy (BPEP) analyzes policies intended to improve student performance. In each volume, some of the best-informed analysts in various disciplines review the current situation in education and consider programs for reform. In this fourth annual issue of the series, prominent educators and other social scientists discuss standards in education. Contents include: "Incentives and Equity under Standards-Based Reform" Julian R. Betts and Robert M. Costrell "Why Business Backs Education Standards" Milton Goldberg and Susan Traiman "State Academic Standards" Chester Finn Jr. and Marci Kanstoroom "Searching for Indirect Evidence for the Effects of Statewide Reforms" David Grissmer and Ann Flanagan "The Controversy over the National Assessment Governing Board Standards" Mark Reckase "The Role of End-of-Course Exams and Minimum Competency Exams in Standards-Based Reforms" John H. Bishop, Ferran Mane, Michael Bishop, and Joan Moriarty "A Diagnostic Analysis of Black-White GPA Disparities in Shaker Heights, Ohio" Ronald F. Ferguson

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815718819
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third annual issue of the series, prominent economists, educators, and other social scientists analyze the importance of standards in education and review some of the major controversies that have arisen in the past decade on the problems of shaping and implementing standards. Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, Brookings Papers on Education Policy is an indispensable guide to understanding education trends and emerging issues. The year 2000 issue is scheduled to include essays by Gary Chapman of the University of Texas, George Farkas and L. Shane Hall of the University of Texas at Dallas, Paul Hill of the University of Washington, Christine Rossell of Boston University, Robert Schwartz and Marian Robinson of ACHIEVE and Harvard Graduate School of Education, Larry Sherman of the University of Maryland, and Maris Vinovskis of the University of Michigan.

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1999

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815791669
Total Pages : 474 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1999 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in America. It provides in-depth, jargon-free analysis of the most important issues in education today—from some of the country's leading experts. Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, Brookings Papers on Education Policy is an indispensable guide to understanding education trends and emerging issues. Contents include: "History of Urban Education in this Century" by Jeffrey Mirel, Emory University "School Reform in Chicago" by Anthony Bryk, University of Chicago "Lessons from Houston" by Donald McAdams, Houston Independent School Board "Problems of Managing a Big-City School System" by Stanley Litow, IBM Corporation "Single-Sex Schooling: Law, Policy, and Research" by Rosemary C. Salomone, St. John's University School of Law "How Litigation Has Undermined Schools" by Abigail Thernstrom, Manhattan Institute/Massachusetts Board of Education "Creating Successful Urban Schools" by James Comer, Yale Child Study Center "Voucher Experiments" by Paul Peterson, Harvard University "Proposed Reforms of Governance" by Paul Hill, University of Washington

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2002

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815718833
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2002 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, Brookings Papers on Education Policy (BPEP) analyzes policies intended to improve student performance. In each volume, some of the best-informed analysts in various disciplines review the current situation in education and consider programs for reform. In this fifth annual issue of the series, prominent educators and other social scientists discuss accountability and its consequences for students. Contents include: ¡°Grade Retention and Social Promotion in Texas, 1994-99¡± A. Gary Dworkin, Jon Lorence, Laurence Toenjes, and Antwanette Hill (University of Houston) ¡°Reform, Resistance... Retreat? The Predictable Policies of Accountability in Virginia¡± Frederick Hess (University of Virginia) ¡°School Accountability in California: An Early Evaluation¡± Julian Betts (UC San Diego and Public Policy Institute of California) and Anne Danenberg (Public Policy Institute of California) ¡°Standards and Accountability in Washington State¡± (Paul Hill and Robin Lake (University of Washington) ¡°Volatility in School Test Scores: Implications for Test-Based Accountability Systems¡± Tom Kane (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) and Douglas O Staiger (Dartmouth College) ¡°Building a High-Quality Assessment Program: The Philadelphia Example¡± Andy Porter (Wisconsin Center for Education and Research) and Mitchell Chester (Philadelphia School System) ¡°Accountability in Chicago¡± Alfred Hess (Northwestern University)

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2003

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815706762
Total Pages : 388 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2003 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1983 the seminal report issued by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, "A Nation at Risk," charged that most American high schoolers were following a general course of instruction, choosing neither the college-preparatory track nor the vocational option. This pattern, the report complained, had fostered low expectations and a curricular hodge-podge of classes that failed to prepare students for college or work. The commission called on states to implement academic requirements for all students, regardless of background, including four years of English and three years each of science, mathematics, and social studies. Students should not be sorted by their presumed future destinations, the commission reasoned, but should be offered an equal opportunity to get a high-quality education to fit them either for postsecondary education or the modern workplace. Two decades after the commission called on states to reform the high school environment and raise graduation requirements, the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution convened a a group of prominent scholars to explore the current state of America's high schools, focusing on new research about reforming these institutions that are so important in the lives of the nation's adolescents. The questions considered reflected the diversity of the participants and covered a variety of areas—historical, international, sociological, and practical. Data gathered by the U.S. Department of Education show students today are taking many more advanced courses in mathematics and the sciences, while at the same time test scores do not reflect the increases in enrollments in academic courses. In addition, large score gaps remain among students from different social groups. Reform of the high schools must take into account the elementary and middle schools that prepare students and the postsecondary institutions to which students aspire. Adolescent culture and students' views about school and academic work play important roles in student achievement, as do the family and contemporary society in shaping of adolescent behavior. No matter their background, all participants agreed that the key to a successful high school rests with the extent to which it recognizes and strengthens its commitment to the intellectual growth of its students.

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Author : Martin Neil Baily
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815719366
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Economic Activity written by Martin Neil Baily and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues.Contents include:ArticlesProduct and Stock Market Responses to Automotive Product Liability Verdicts by Steven Garber and John AdamsThe Distribution of the Insurance Market Effects of Tort Liability by Patricia H. Born and W. Kip ViscusiThe Link between Liability Reforms and Productivity: Some Empirical Evidence by Thomas J. Campbell, Daniel P. Kessler, and George B. ShepherdWhat Drives Venture Capital Fundraising by Paul A. Gompers and Josh LernerCapital's Contribution to Productivity and the Nature of Competition by Axel Börsch-SupanExtending the East Asian Miracle: Microeconomic Evidence from Korea by Martin Neil Baily and Eric ZitzewitzThe Tobacco Deal by Jeremy Bulow and Paul Klemperer

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2005

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815719434
Total Pages : 270 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2005 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents include: •Test-Based Accountability: The Promise and the Perils Tom Loveless (Brookings) • Can the Federal Government Improve Education Research? Brian Jacob (Harvard University) and Jens Ludwig (Georgetown University ) •Realizing the Promise of Brand-Name Schools Steven F.Wilson (Harvard University) • School Choice: How an Abstract Idea Became a Political Reality Joseph P. Viteritti (Hunter College, CUNY) • Education Reform and Content: The Long View E.D. Hirsch Jr. (Core Knowledge Foundation) • Evidence-Based Reading Policy in the United States: How Scientific Research Informs Instructional Practices Reid Lyon and Vinita Chhabra (National Institutes of Health) and Sally E. Shaywitz and Bennett A. Shaywitz (Yale University)

Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2000

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Papers on Education
ISBN 13 : 9780815773573
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2000 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Papers on Education. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains papers presented at a conference on education policy convened by the Brookings Institution.

Brookings Papers on Education Policy 1999

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Brookings Papers on Education
ISBN 13 : 9780815773559
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy 1999 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Brookings Papers on Education. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in America. It provides in-depth, jargon-free analysis of the most important issues in education today--from some of the country's leading experts. Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, Brookings Papers on Education Policy is an indispensable guide to understanding education trends and emerging issues. Contents include: "History of Urban Education in this Century" by Jeffrey Mirel, Emory University "School Reform in Chicago" by Anthony Bryk, University of Chicago "Lessons from Houston" by Donald McAdams, Houston Independent School Board "Problems of Managing a Big-City School System" by Stanley Litow, IBM Corporation "Single-Sex Schooling: Law, Policy, and Research" by Rosemary C. Salomone, St. John's University School of Law "How Litigation Has Undermined Schools" by Abigail Thernstrom, Manhattan Institute/Massachusetts Board of Education "Creating Successful Urban Schools" by James Comer, Yale Child Study Center "Voucher Experiments" by Paul Peterson, Harvard University "Proposed Reforms of Governance" by Paul Hill, University of Washington

Spinning Wheels

Author : Frederick M. Hess
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815719957
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Spinning Wheels written by Frederick M. Hess and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost everyone agrees that America's urban schools are a mess. But while this agreement has fostered widespread support for aggressive reform, Frederick Hess argues that much of what ails urban education is actually the result of continuous or fragmentary reform. Hess explains that political incentives drive school superintendents to promote reforms--to demonstrate that they are "making a difference." Superintendents have to do this quickly, both because their tenure is usually three years or less and because urban communities are anxious to see educational improvement. However, the nature of urban school districts makes it very difficult to demonstrate concrete short-term improvement. The result is what he terms "policy churn," which distracts teachers and principals from efforts to refine classroom teaching while seldom resulting in successful long-term changes. Hess argues that policymakers have misallocated resources by pursuing the "right" structure or the "best" pedagogy while paying insufficient attention to the more mundane--and more important--questions of how to implement, refine, and sustain a particular approach in their particular district. Hess explains that previous research on high-performing schools suggests that the best schools are characterized by focus and by an ability to develop expertise in specific approaches to teaching and learning. To help educators and policymakers adopt and nurture a focused agenda, he recommends institutional changes that increase the effectiveness of performance outcomes and reduce the incentives to emphasize symbolic reform.

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007

Author : Tom Loveless
Publisher : Brookings Papers on Education
ISBN 13 : 9780815711841
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007 written by Tom Loveless and published by Brookings Papers on Education. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12.

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2004

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815773696
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2004 written by Diane Ravitch and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does the United States not have the teachers it needs? The media typically focus on a looming teacher shortage, but this volume of the Brookings Papers on Education Policy goes beyond the question of quantity to examine why American schools must scramble to find enough well-prepared and effective teachers. There are perennial teacher shortages in certain fields, especially mathematics and the sciences. Many teachers are assigned to subjects in which they have neither a major nor a minor. Which is more important in training teachers: pedagogical knowledge or content knowledge? Furthermore, a disproportionate number of teachers who are uncertified and inexperienced are assigned to urban and poor schools. Is there anything states and districts can do to change this bleak picture? These and many other issues related to teacher education, teacher preparation, teacher assignment, and teacher compensation are explored here. The controversies studied have been raging in policy circles for many years. While the contributors do not issue any ringing policy manifestos their clear and cool analysis sheds enough light on these dilemmas to help guide the way to better approaches to teacher training, compensation, and retention.

Handbook of the Sociology of Education

Author : Maureen T. Hallinan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387364242
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of the Sociology of Education written by Maureen T. Hallinan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-24 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field of education as viewed from a sociological perspective. Experts in the area present theoretical and empirical research on major educational issues and analyze the social processes that govern schooling, and the role of schools in and their impact on contemporary society. A major reference work for social scientists who want an overview of the field, graduate students, and educators.

Acting White

Author : Stuart Buck
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300163134
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Acting White written by Stuart Buck and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commentators from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama have observed the phenomenon of black schoolchildren accusing studious classmates of "acting white." How did this contentious phrase, with roots in Jim Crow-era racial discord, become a part of the schoolyard lexicon, and what does it say about the state of racial identity in the American system of education?The answer, writes Stuart Buck in this frank and thoroughly researched book, lies in the complex history of desegregation. Although it arose from noble impulses and was to the overall benefit of the nation, racial desegegration was often implemented in a way that was devastating to black communities. It frequently destroyed black schools, reduced the numbers of black principals who could serve as role models, and made school a strange and uncomfortable environment for black children, a place many viewed as quintessentially "white."Drawing on research in education, history, and sociology as well as articles, interviews, and personal testimony, Buck reveals the unexpected result of desegregation and suggests practical solutions for making racial identification a positive force in the classroom.

Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education

Author : Susan Fuhrman
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807744253
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education written by Susan Fuhrman and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004-01-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, policymakers face a number of difficult and technical questions in the design and implementation of new accountability approaches. This book gathers the emerging knowledge and lessons learned offered by leading scholars in the field.