02979nam 2200601 450 991078771700332120200520144314.00-8179-1708-X0-8179-1706-3(CKB)2670000000518452(EBL)1603349(SSID)ssj0001170919(PQKBManifestationID)11672757(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001170919(PQKBWorkID)11172236(PQKB)11585562(MiAaPQ)EBC1603349(Au-PeEL)EBL1603349(CaPaEBR)ebr10838668(CaONFJC)MIL576534(OCoLC)874178750(EXLCZ)99267000000051845220140226h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhat 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 JrStandford, California :Education Next Books,2014.20141 online resource (295 p.)Includes index.0-8179-1705-5 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 EducationBooks of Related InterestIndexThe 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 planEducation, ElementaryStandardsUnited StatesEducationUnited StatesPublic schoolsUnited StatesEducation, ElementaryStandardsEducationPublic schools372.973Finn Chester E.Jr.,1944-1109254Sousa Richard1479686MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787717003321What lies ahead for America's children and their schools3695934UNINA