The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students in the US 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...
The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students in the US has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymak...
An analysis of the role of teachers' unions in education reform. The volume is a compilation of material taken from a 1998 conference organized by the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University. The essays reflect a variety of perspectives and opinions.
An analysis of the role of teachers' unions in education reform. The volume is a compilation of material taken from a 1998 conference organized by the...
Since the early twentieth century, American educators have been engaged in a heated debate over what schools should teach and how they should teach it. The partisans"education progressives" and "education traditionalists"have usually kept their disagreements within the walls of the nation's schools of education. Periodically, however, arguments have erupted which have generated headlines and attracted public attention, making clear the potential for bitterness and rancor in education politics. In the 1990s, progressives and traditionalists squared off in a dispute over reading and...
Since the early twentieth century, American educators have been engaged in a heated debate over what schools should teach and how they should teac...
This second volume from the National Working Commission on Choice in K-12 Education examines the connections between school choice and the goals of equity and efficiency in education. The contributors --distinguished university professors, high school administrators, and scholars from research institutions around the country --assess the efficiency of the educational system, analyzing efforts to boost average achievement. Their discussion of equity focuses on the reduction of racial and religious segregation in education, as well as measures to ensure that "no child is left behind." The...
This second volume from the National Working Commission on Choice in K-12 Education examines the connections between school choice and the goals of...
Standards for education achievement are under scrutiny throughout the industrial world. In this technological age, student performance in mathematics is seen as being particularly important. For more than four decades, international assessments conducted by the International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) have measured how well students are learning mathematics in different countries. The latest round of mathematics testing of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) takes place in 2007. Beyond the horse race --the rankings that compare nations...
Standards for education achievement are under scrutiny throughout the industrial world. In this technological age, student performance in mathemati...
