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Download full textFinn, Chester E., Jr.; Ryan, Terry – Thomas B Fordham Foundation and Institute, 2005
This report presents the testimony of the president and program director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Based in Washington, DC and in Dayton, the Institute is a nonprofit organization that supports research, publications, and action projects of national significance in elementary/secondary reform, as well as significant education reform…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, School Choice, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr. – Public Interest, 1995
Addresses the question of what can be expected from the federal government's interference in the educational process. The article explains the assumptions behind government educational spending and provides examples and criticism of why this spending will not improve educational quality. The central problem is viewed as the government's lack of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Practices
