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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809082003321

Autore

Skandera Hanna <1973->

Titolo

School figures : the data behind the debate / / Hanna Skandera and Richard Sousa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University, , 2003

ISBN

0-8179-2828-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; 494

Altri autori (Persone)

SousaRichard <1949->

Disciplina

370/.2/1

Soggetti

Education - United States

Educational indicators - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Acknowledgment; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Propositions; List of Figures and Tables: By Chapter; List of Acronyms; Manuscript Notes; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Schools; Chapter 2: Teachers; Chapter 3: Achievement; Chapter 4: Expenditures; Chapter 5: School Reform; Chapter 6: Students and Their Families; Appendix: Basic Data; Index

Sommario/riassunto

School Figures presents statistics, along with historical trends and cross-sectional comparisons, to provide a clear, factual picture of today's K-12 education landscape, including information on school demographics, cost and finance, testing and achievement, public school reform, and other key areas.