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Direct linkRavitch, Diane; Chubb, John E. – Education Next, 2009
More than seven years ago, President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind (NCLB) into law. Sweeping calls for testing, intervening in persistently low-performing schools, and policing teacher quality made it the most ambitious legislation on K-12 schooling in American history. The law, due for congressional reauthorization in 2007, still…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, School Choice
Ravitch, Diane – 1983
This book is a comprehensive history of American education from 1945 to 1980--its social and political context, the influences that shaped educational policy, and the effects of those policies on schools and colleges. Chapter 1, "Postwar Initiatives," describes the state of education immediately following World War II, and the steps…
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Rights Legislation, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
