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Author : Alex Molnar
Publisher : Phi Delta Kappa International
ISBN 13 : 9780873678292
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (782 download)
Download or read book Vouchers, Class Size Reduction, and Student Achievement written by Alex Molnar and published by Phi Delta Kappa International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lawrence R. Mishel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Class Size Debate written by Lawrence R. Mishel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cecilia Elena Rouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book School Reform in the 21st Century written by Cecilia Elena Rouse and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Carnoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book School Vouchers written by Martin Carnoy and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reviews recent empirical research on the effect of school vouchers on student achievement (particularly for low-income minorities attending private schools) and the effect of the threat of vouchers on low-performing public schools. The study examines the Milwaukee voucher experiment, the Cleveland voucher program, and new voucher research. Research on the voucher programs in Cleveland and Milwaukee indicate that for African American students these programs have little or no positive effect on their academic achievement. Research from Dayton, Ohio, New York, New York, and Washington, D.C. shows no significant test score gains for Hispanic and White voucher students but statistically significant gains for African American students. However, several methodological issues make these comparisons of achievement problematic. Findings that the threat of vouchers for students in failing public school caused math and writing gains among Florida's lowest-performing schools to increase significantly more than gains of higher-performing schools are plagued by methodological problems. Three papers are appended: "What Caused the Effects of the Florida A+ Program: Ratings or Vouchers?" (Doug Harris); "Replication of Jay Greene's Voucher Effect Study Using Texas Performance Data" (Amanda Brownson); and "Replication of Jay Greene's Voucher Effect Study Using North Carolina Data" (Helen F. Ladd and Elizabeth J. Glennie). (Contains 33 endnotes and 29 references.) (SM)
Author : Stuart S. Yeh
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 161735404X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)
Download or read book The Cost-Effectiveness of 22 Approaches for Raising Student Achievement written by Stuart S. Yeh and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a consequence of the federal "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law, there is tremendous pressure on school principals, teachers, school superintendents, district staff, state departments of education and governors to maximize the increase in student achievement that is obtained with every dollar of expenditure. Currently, teachers are forced to rely on extremely inefficient approaches that take enormous amounts of time, both during the school day and throughout the K-12 learning years. This is experienced in terms of the reduced time that is available to teach subjects other than math and reading, as schools resort to double periods of math, double periods of reading, and enormous amounts of remedial instruction that directly reduce the time available for other subjects including science, art, and music. In contrast, this book suggests that student achievement may be increased in a way that is not only cost-effective in dollar terms, but efficient in the sense that it does not rely on unusual investments in the time required to obtain results. The book draws upon a wealth of cost-effectiveness data to dispel common notions about "what works" in addressing the achievement gap: increased expenditure per pupil, charter schools, voucher programs, increased educational accountability, class size reduction, comprehensive school reform, increased teacher salaries, more selective teacher recruitment, the use of "value-added" methods to measure and reward teacher performance, the use of National Board teacher certification to identify high-performing teachers, and a host of other approaches.
Author : David W. Kirkpatrick
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1583482512
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Choice in Schooling written by David W. Kirkpatrick and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice in Schooling is a history of the proposal to fund education through the student, as does the G.I. Bill for veterans, instead of, or in addition to, making direct appropriations to institutions, schools or districts. First proposed by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations in 1776, and endorsed by such leaders as Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, John Stuart Mills, Milton Friedman, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, it is widely used in developed democracies around the world and even among former Iron Curtain nations, including Russia itself.
Download or read book Vouchers and Public School Performance written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study uses data from a school district with a voucher plan that has been in place since 1990 to determine if increased competition resulted in improved student performance.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Jepsen
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN 13 : 9781582130583
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Class Size Reduction, Teacher Quality, and Academic Achievement in California Public Elementary Schools written by Christopher Jepsen and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cecilia A. Conrad
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761827795
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (277 download)
Download or read book Building Skills for Black Workers written by Cecilia A. Conrad and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Skills for Black Workers assesses the current gap in education and training between African American and white workers, and explores possible remedies. This multi-author volume begins with an examination of the elementary and secondary education system (K-12) and concludes with an analysis of public and private worker training programs.
Author : Charles M. Achilles
Publisher : Corwin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Let's Put Kids First, Finally written by Charles M. Achilles and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1999-04-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small is better, especially in the early years of schooling How can we put into action what parents and teachers have known for years? Small classes for young children just make sense, and now research proves it. This accessible book provides the evidence to bring common sense into the classroom. In this clear and concise book, Achilles offers: Interpretation of findings from a solid foundation of research: the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR); the DuPont Study; and the Lasting Benefits Study (LBS) Vignettes, stories, and observations by practitioners on the front line that demonstrate specific applications of teaching and learning activities in small classes Positive effects and lifelong outcomes of small classes Insights into the impact of class size on social problems, physical and monetary considerations, and environmental conditions Evidence to back up supporters who advocate small classes in school This book is designed for school leaders, teachers, administrators, students, and anyone who cares about the future of education in America. Don't let good research go to waste. Small classes may come just in time to save the next generation of children.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget. Education Task Force
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Education, International Affairs, and Social Security Task Forces of the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget. Education Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John E. Chubb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815714025
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Bridging the Achievement Gap written by John E. Chubb and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented in 1966. The average black or Hispanic secondary school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. Black and Hispanic students are much less likely than white students to graduate from high school, acquire a college or advanced degree, or earn a middle-class living. They are also much more likely than whites to suffer social problems that often accompany low income. While educators have gained an understanding of the causes and effects of the education achievement gap, they have been less successful in finding ways to eliminate it—until now. This book provides, for the first time in one place, evidence that the achievement gap can be bridged. A variety of schools and school reforms are boosting the achievement of black and Hispanic students to levels nearing those of whites. Bridging the Achievement Gap brings together the findings of renowned education scholars who show how various states, school districts, and individual schools have lifted the achievement levels of poor and minority students. The most promising strategies include focusing on core academic skills, reducing class size, enrolling students in more challenging courses, administering annual achievement assessment tests, creating schools with a culture of competition and success, and offering vouchers in big-city school districts. While implementing new educational programs on a large scale is fraught with difficulties, these successful reform efforts offer what could be the start of widespread effective solutions for bridging the achievement gap.
Author : Tom Loveless
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780815708018
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Conflicting Missions? written by Tom Loveless and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask people whether teachers unions are good or bad for education and you are likely to receive a wide variety of opinions. A 1998 Gallup Poll asked whether teachers unions helped, hurt, or made no difference in the quality of education in U.S. public schools. Twenty-seven percent responded that unions helped, 26 percent that they hurt, and 37 percent that they made no difference (10 percent of those surveyed said they did not know). Although teachers unions were first organized in the nineteenth century, and collective bargaining has been a fact of life in most communities since the 1960s, the body of literature evaluating the impact of teachers unions on American education is surprisingly small. Conflicting Missions? helps close the knowledge gap by providing a clear, balanced analysis of the role of teachers unions in education reform.The volume emerges from a 1998 conference organized by the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University. The contributors represent a broad array of disciplinary backgrounds and methodological approaches, including some of the unions' harshest critics and most loyal supporters. In examining the relationship of teachers unions and educational reform, the authors approach the subject from several directions. They ask whether unions affect educational productivity, most notably in terms of student achievement. They analyze how teachers unions function as professional organizations concerned with the occupation of teaching, as institutional actors defending interests within a bureaucratic system of education, and as political actors wielding influence on legislation and elections. Reflecting a variety of perspectives and opinions, Conflicting Missions? offers a balanced analysis of a controversial topic. It is a useful starting point for readers who want to discover the complexity of teachers unions and their influence—both positive and negative—on the national effort to improve America's schools.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fixing Our Schools from the Bottom Up written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John R. Kasich
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780756708306
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Fixing Our Schools from the Bottom Up written by John R. Kasich and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses: Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida; Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education; George V. Voinovich, U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio; Dwight Evans, a State Representative from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Virginia Markell, President, National PTA; John T. Walton, Co-Chairman of the Children's Scholarship Fund; and Rose Blassingame and Vermont White, Washington Scholarship Fund.
Author : Rolf Strietholt
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3830980914
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Educational Policy Evaluation through International Comparative Assessments written by Rolf Strietholt and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2014 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most salient findings from the field of education is that there are huge national differences in student achievement as shown in international comparative studies like PISA and TIMSS. The shockingly large gap between the highest performing countries (mostly in East Asia) and many European countries corresponds to a difference in attainment of two years of schooling. Although this finding has been replicated in several studies, the reasons for and consequences of such differences are currently not well understood. This book is a collection of essays and studies by leading experts in international comparative education who demonstrate how international comparative assessments can be used to evaluate educational policies. The volume is organized into two parts that address, first, theoretical foundations and methodological developments in the field of international assessments, and, second, innovative substantive studies that utilize international data for policy evaluation studies. The intention of this book is to revisit the idea of 'using the world as an educational laboratory', both to inform policy and to facilitate theory development.
