| Description |
249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 What are the politics of school reform? : No Child Left Behind is a good law / Pete Wright -- No Child Left Behind is a bad law / Linda Darling-Hammond -- The Race to the Top program will transform education / Arne Duncan -- The Race to the Top program will probably fail / Wall Street Journal -- Illinois school funding must be more equitable to help poorer schools / Center for Tax and Budget Accountability -- Deep tax cuts and less spending would improve all Illinois schools / Bruno Behrend -- Teachers' unions block school reform / Center for Union Facts -- Teachers' unions do not block school reform / Diane Ravitch. |
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Ch. 2 What role should standardized tests play in evaluating students? : Standardized tests are needed to measure student achievement / Patrick Mattimore -- Standardized tests must be redesigned / W. James Popham -- Standardized tests alone should not be used to evaluate students / Bill Ferriter -- Standardized tests are unfair and harmful / Monty Neill -- Standardized tests in English are unfair to ESL students / Kate Menken -- Standardized tests should be given in English to ESL students / Paul Greenberg. |
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Ch. 3 What role should testing play in evaluating teachers and schools? : Student test scores should be part of teacher evaluation / Camille Esch -- Teachers should not be evaluated using student test scores / David B. Cohen, Alex Kajitani -- Teacher-training program evaluations should be based on student test scores / Ruben Navarrette -- Teacher-training program evaluation cannot be based on student test scores / Arthur Levine -- Failing schools should be closed / Andy Smarick -- Failing schools should not be closed / Maisie McAdoo -- Labeling schools as failing is unhelpful and unfair / Lois M. Meyer. |
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Ch. 4 What role should school choice play in school reform? : Vouchers help students get a better education / Dan Lips -- Vouchers do little to improve individual student achievement / Jason Barnosky -- School vouchers help to reform public schools / Greg Forster -- School vouchers alone cannot reform public schools / Sol Stern -- Charter schools help students / Tony Roberts -- The success of charter schools is exaggerated / Brian Jones. |
| Summary |
This volume explores the topics relating to school reform by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions. |
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Educational change.
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Educational evaluation.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Evaluation.
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Schulentwicklung.
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United States.
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Educational change. (OCoLC)fst00903371
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Educational evaluation. (OCoLC)fst00903437
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Educational tests and measurements. (OCoLC)fst00903660
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| Added Author |
Berlatsky, Noah.
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| ISBN |
9780737747812 (hardcover) |
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0737747811 (hardcover) |
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9780737747829 (paperback) |
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073774782X (paperback) |
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