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Swim, Terri Jo, Ed.; Howard, Keith, Ed.; Kim, Il-Hee, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
For far too long, public education had been under the shadow of terms such as failing schools, achievement gaps, and poor classroom management. While many publications have outlined these issues, the goal of this book is not to resonate despair but to illuminate individuals' hopes and dreams for public education. For the authors of this book,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, Teacher Education, Childrens Rights
Hansen, Janet S. – 2001
The challenge facing school finance is how to harness the school-finance system to the fundamental purpose of education: to improve learning for all students. The challenge is posed by political demands for better school performance and accountability, and by court rulings that tie school funding to standards of adequacy. This paper examines four…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Fuller, Bruce; Burr, Elizabeth; Huerta, Luis; Puryear, Susan; Wexler, Edward – 1999
School choice, as one avenue toward educational reform, must be placed in context, according to this brief policy analysis. Prepared mainly for policymakers in California and stressing implications for public education in California, the report briefly discusses five samples of school choice: (1) magnet schools; (2) charter schools; (3) open…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Charter Schools, Economics of Education