1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969089303321

Autore

Hill Paul T (Paul Thomas), <1943->

Titolo

Reinventing public education : how contracting can transform America's schools / / Paul T. Hill, Lawrence C. Pierce, James W. Guthrie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997

ISBN

9786612005053

9780226336534

0226336530

9781282005051

1282005057

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

A RAND research study

Altri autori (Persone)

PierceLawrence C

GuthrieJames W

Disciplina

379.1/1

Soggetti

Performance contracts in education - United States

Educational change - United States

Educational accountability - United States

Privatization in education - 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 (p. 249-257) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The case for contract schools -- pt. 2. Implementing a contract school system.

Sommario/riassunto

A heated debate is raging over our nation's public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes. Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts specifying the type and quality of instruction. In



a hands-on, concrete fashion, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the pros and cons of school contracting and how it would work in practice. They show how contracting would free local school boards from operating schools so they can focus on improving educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children; and, finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards are met. While retaining a strong public role in education, contracting enables schools to be more imaginative, adaptable, and suited to the needs of children and families. In presenting an alternative vision for America's schools, Reinventing Public Education is too important to be ignored.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957519903321

Titolo

Carbohydrate chemistry : proven synthetic methods / / edited by Pavol Kovac

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , 2012- <2014->

ISBN

1-4987-6018-X

0-429-10242-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

Carbohydrate Chemistry

Altri autori (Persone)

KováčPavol <1938->

Disciplina

547.78

Soggetti

Carbohydrates -- Synthesis

Organic Chemistry

Chemistry

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Vol. 2 edited by: Gijsbert van der Marel, Jeroen Codee.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Editors""; ""Series Editor""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1: Synthesis of Higher-Carbon Sugars Using the Phosphonate Methodology : Part I-Synthesis of Methyl (methyl 2,3,4-Tri-O-benzyl-α-d-glucopyranosid)uronate""; ""Chapter 2: Synthesis of Higher-Carbon Sugars Using the Phosphonate Methodology : Part II-Synthesis of Dimethyl (methyl 2,3,4-Tri-O-



benzyl-α-d-gluco-heptopyranos-6-ulos-7-yl)phosphonate and Application for Carbon Chain Elongation""

""Chapter 3: Preparation of Methyl, Butyl, Hexyl, and Octyl 2,3,4-Tri-O-acetyl-d-glucopyranuronates Using Microwave Irradiation""""Chapter 4: Metal-Free, Diamine-Mediated, Oxidative Monoamidation of Benzylated Carbohydrates""; ""Chapter 5: Metal-Free Oxidative Lactonization of Carbohydrates Using Molecular Iodine""; ""Chapter 6: Synthesis of Glycosyl Vinyl Sulfones for Bioconjugation""; ""Chapter 7: Synthesis of 5-Deoxy-β-d-galactofuranosides (5-Deoxy-α-l-arabino-hexofuranosides) Starting from d-Galacturonic Acid Using Photoinduced Electron Transfer Deoxygenation""

""Chapter 8: Glycal Transformation into 2-Deoxy Glycosides""""Chapter 9: Regioselective Preparation of 4-Deoxy-erythro-hex-4-enopyranoside Enol Ethers through Acetone Elimination""; ""Chapter 10: Stereoselective Reduction Using Sodium Triacetoxyborodeuteride : Synthesis of Methyl 2,3-Di-O-benzyl-α-d-(4-2H)-glucopyranoside""; ""Chapter 11: Selective Anomeric S-Deacetylation Using Aqueous Sodium Methanethiolate""; ""Chapter 12: Glycosylation of Phenolic Acceptors Using Benzoylated Glycosyl Trichloroacetimidate Donors""

""Chapter 24: Phenyl 2-O-acetyl-3-O-allyl-4-O-benzyl-1-thio-β-d-glucopyranoside, a Versatile, Orthogonally Protected Building Block""

Sommario/riassunto

Featuring contributions from world-renowned experts and overseen by a highly respected series editor, Carbohydrate Chemistry: Proven Synthetic Methods, Volume 3 compiles reliable protocols for the preparation of intermediates for carbohydrate synthesis or other uses in the glycosciences. Exploring carbohydrate chemistry from both the academic and industrial points of view, this unique resource brings together useful information into one convenient reference. To ensure reproducibility, an independent checker has verified the experimental parts involved by repeating the protocols or using the methods.