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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787717003321

Titolo

What lies ahead for America's children and their schools / / edited by Chester E. Finn Jr. and Richard Sousa ; with an introduction by Chester E. Finn Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Standford, California : , : Education Next Books, , 2014

2014

ISBN

0-8179-1708-X

0-8179-1706-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FinnChester E., Jr.,  <1944->

SousaRichard

Disciplina

372.973

Soggetti

Education, Elementary - Standards - United States

Education - United States

Public schools - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; List of Acronyms; Part I:  Governance, Politics, and Personnel; 1  Rethinking Governance; 2  Boosting Teacher Effectiveness; 3  Facing the Union Challenge; Part II:  Crucial Changes; 4  Transforming via Technology; 5  Expanding the Options; 6  Implementing Standards and Testing; 7  Holding Students to Account; Part III:  Resources and Research; 8  Strengthening the Curriculum; 9  Covering the Costs; 10  Relying on Evidence; 11  Educating Smart Kids, Too; Contributors; About About the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education

Books of Related InterestIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The coming decade holds immense potential for dramatic improvement in U.S. education and in the achievement of American children and in this volume, members of the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education examine both the potential gains and the pitfalls that lie ahead, informed by where U.S. education has been, what changes have been made in recent years, and what's still required for the comprehensive overhaul that this vital enterprise so urgently needs.



Looking backward is infinitely easier than predicting the future, but plan