Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Ladd, Helen F. | 3 |
| Fiske, Edward B. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| United States | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 2 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLadd, Helen F. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Current U.S. policy initiatives to improve the U.S. education system, including No Child Left Behind, test-based evaluation of teachers, and the promotion of competition are misguided because they either deny or set to the side a basic body of evidence documenting that students from disadvantaged households on average perform less well in school…
Descriptors: Evidence, Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Download full textLadd, Helen F. – Sanford School of Public Policy, 2011
Current U.S. policy initiatives to improve the U.S. education system, including No Child Left Behind, test-based evaluation of teachers and the promotion of competition, are misguided because they either deny or set to the side a basic body of evidence documenting that students from disadvantaged households on average perform less well in school…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Attainment, Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation
Fiske, Edward B.; Ladd, Helen F. – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2002
The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris" will significantly alter debate over national education policy in the U.S., mainly because vouchers have suddenly become a more realistic political option. Until June 27, 2002, the day the high court issued its ruling, it was possible in to dismiss voucher proposals out…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Educational Legislation
