You Have to Know the Charges School Critics Level before You Can Answer Them.

Apker, Wesley L.

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ERIC Number: EJ398967

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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You Have to Know the Charges School Critics Level before You Can Answer Them.

Apker, Wesley L.

American School Board Journal, v176 n11 p35-37 Nov 1989

Some segments of the business community have lost patience with schools that fail to prepare disadvantaged and low-achieving students for work. Critics cite declines in test scores, higher costs, and bloated bureaucracies. Offers 17 ways to improve school performance. (MLF)

Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Public Opinion, Public Schools, Public Support, School Community Relationship, School Statistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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