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Direct linkPetrilli, Michael J.; Finn, Chester E., Jr. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
President Obama and congressional leaders have vowed to take action this year on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently reauthorized and rebranded as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. While most observers remain skeptical that everyone will actually see a signing ceremony in 2011, it does appear likely that at least…
Descriptors: Credentials, Salaries, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr.; Toby, Jackson – Public Interest, 1989
Two authors discuss contrasting methods of dropout prevention. Debates the effectiveness of coercion as opposed to positive incentives to keep students in school. (FMW)
Descriptors: Attendance, Compulsory Education, Debate, Dropout Prevention
Finn, Chester E., Jr. – 1983
The central problem in educational improvement at the state and local level is the tension between school-level autonomy and systemwide uniformity; educational change is limited by three special conditions: (1) inertial autonomy, (2) essential uniformity of public schools, and (3) the fact that effective schools have characteristics that cannot be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Doyle, Denis P.; Finn, Chester E., Jr. – 1983
A model is proposed for enhancing family choice in public education; unlike many previous voucher plans, it would build on current trends in educational administration. Following an introduction that reviews these trends--highlighting recent developments in California school finance--two central assumptions are stated: that regulated competition…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
