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Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1982
A critique of federal education policy discusses questionable purposes, flaws in aid-dispensing mechanisms, and undue regulatory burdens and other constraints. The proper federal role in education is described, involving information dissemination, educational improvement through federal programs, compensation, and financial assistance. (CJ)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Finn, Chester E., Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
A federal secretary of education would be more like a school board chairman than he would a superintendent of schools. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1986
The author, Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement in the Department of Education, presents his views of the role federal government should take in promoting educational improvement and facilitating the successful implementation of reform proposals. Seven elements crucial to a thorough overhaul of educational systems are presented.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedFinn, Chester E., Jr.; Petrilli, Michael J. – Public Interest, 1998
Discusses the proliferation of federal education programs and the many problems inherent in federal education policy. Suggestions are given to reform the federal role in education through changes in the reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Download full textFinn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane – 1996
This document presents the Educational Excellence Network's third annual report card on the progress of education reform in the United States. Despite much activity, the report assigns reform efforts for 1995-96 the overall grade of C, which is the same grade given for the previous year. Part 1 presents data on academic achievement in American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Assessment
Direct linkPetrilli, Michael J.; Finn, Chester E., Jr. – Education Next, 2006
According to these authors, the federal government has pushed far too deeply into the routines and operations of the nation's public schools, now regulating everything from teacher credentials to the selection of reading programs. Ironically, the one way to extricate Washington from the minutiae of K-12 education is to give it more power in one…
Descriptors: United States History, Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards, Federal Government
Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane – 1995
This report evaluates major developments in American education and federal education policy for the year 1994-95. Part 1 focuses on efforts to improve student achievement. It examines National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and assigns the national public schools the grade of C+ in mathematics achievement and a D in reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Decentralization, Educational Improvement
