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High-Stakes Culture.
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Steiner, David – Education Next, 2001
Suggests that state-mandated testing will not restore the teaching of common culture in public schools, since most schools teach test-related technical skills rather than a deep and shared understanding of literature, history, mathematics, science, and foreign language. Certain choice schools, unfettered by state testing requirements, may be the…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, School Choice
Seasons Change.
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Glazer, Nathan – Education Next, 2001
Identifies three trends that restrain the ability of public school to transmit a common culture: The high concentration of racial and ethnic minorities in urban schools, the widespread teaching of multiculturalism, and legal decisions that have undermined the authority of principals and teachers. Private choice schools may counter these trends.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Demography