03025nam 2200613 450 991078764310332120230607231601.00-8179-9948-5(CKB)2670000000488884(EBL)1370807(SSID)ssj0001061528(PQKBManifestationID)12493517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061528(PQKBWorkID)11110110(PQKB)11398627(MiAaPQ)EBC1370807(Au-PeEL)EBL1370807(CaPaEBR)ebr10817524(CaONFJC)MIL550488(OCoLC)865329999(EXLCZ)99267000000048888420010410h20012001 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA primer on America's schools /edited by Terry M. MoeStanford, California :Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University,[2001]©20011 online resource (341 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;number 486"An assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 education"--Cover.0-8179-9941-8 0-8179-9942-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: John Raisian; Contributors; Introduction: Terry M. Moe; Chapter 1 - American Traditions of Education: Diane Ravitch; Chapter 2 - The System: John E. Chubb; Chapter 3 - Achievement in American Schools: Herbert J. Walberg; Chapter 4 - Spending on Schools: Eric A. Hanushek; Chapter 5 - If Families Matter Most, Where Do Schools Come In?: Caroline M. Hoxby; Chapter 6 - Getting Better Teachers-and Treating Them Right: Chester E. Finn Jr.; Chapter 7 - Teachers Unions and the Public Schools: Terry M. MoeChapter 8 - Curriculum and Competence: E. D. Hirsch Jr.Chapter 9 - Standards and Accountability: Williamson M. Evers; Chapter 10 - Choice in American Education: Paul E. Peterson; Chapter 11 - What Is Public about Public Education?: Paul T. Hill; IndexIn this volume the eleven members of the Koret Task Force on K?12 Education provide a broad overview of the American education system?pulling together basic facts about its structure and operation, identifying key problems that hinder its performance, and offering perspectives on the requirements of genuine reform.Hoover Institution Press publication ;486.EducationUnited StatesEducational changeUnited StatesEducationEducational change370/.973Moe Terry M750029Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.Koret Task Force on K-12 Education.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787643103321A primer on America's schools3713100UNINA