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Bush-Obama School Reform: Lessons Learned. Educational Innovations Series
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Hess, Frederick M., Ed.; McShane, Michael Q., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2018
Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have gathered a diverse group of scholars to examine the shifting federal role in education across the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. While the administrations were vastly different, one thing remained constant: an ongoing and significant expansion of the federal role in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Politics of Education, Government Role, Federal Government
When School Policies Backfire: How Well-Intended Measures Can Harm Our Most Vulnerable Students
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Gottfried, Michael A., Ed.; Conchas, Gilberto Q., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2016
Like medical practitioners, educators share the moral obligation to "first, do no harm." But as this provocative volume shows, education policies do not always live up to this ideal, especially policies intended to help our most vulnerable students. "When School Policies Backfire" draws our attention to education policies…
Descriptors: School Policy, Educational Policy, Disadvantaged Youth, Case Studies
The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools.
Howell, William G.; Peterson, Paul E. – 2002
This book presents the results of research on the effects of vouchers on African American students' achievement in Washington, DC, New York, New York, Dayton, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas. At the conclusion of a 3-year evaluation, test scores of African American students in New York City's privately funded voucher programs were substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Earning and Learning: How Schools Matter.
Mayer, Susan E., Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – 1999
This book examines the effects of learning on income and other life outcomes. It focuses on particular aspects of schooling that influence the way a child learns, such as age at entry, classroom size, and curriculum, as well as the effectiveness of structural reforms, like national or statewide exams or school choice. Of particular interest is the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Cognitive Ability, Curriculum Design
Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education.
Peterson, Paul E., Ed.; Campbell, David E., Ed. – 2001
This book presents 15 papers on charters, vouchers, and public education: (1) "Introduction: A New Direction in Public Education?" (Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell); (2) "Charter Schools: Taking Stock" (Chester E. Finn, Jr, Bruno V. Manno, and Gregg Vanourek); (3) "School Choice in Michigan" (Michael Mintrom…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Competition, Democratic Values, Educational Vouchers