A primer on America's schools
Title:
A primer on America's schools
Author:
Moe, Terry M.
Publication Information:
Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2001]
©2001
Physical Description:
xxiii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"An assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 education"--Cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
American traditions of education / Diane Ravitch -- The system / John E. Chubb -- Achievement in American schools / Herbert J. Walberg -- Spending on schools / Eric A. Hanushek -- If families matter most, where do schools come in? / Caroline M. Hoxby -- Getting better teachers- and treating them right / Chester E. Finn Jr. -- Teachers unions and the public schools / Terry M. Moe -- Curriculum and competence / E.D. Hirsch Jr. -- Standards and accountability / Williamson M. Evers -- Choice in American education / Paul E. Peterson -- What is public about public education? / Paul T. Hill.
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ISBN:
9780817999421
9780817999414
Format :
Book
