Education reform in Florida : diversity and equity in public policy / / edited by Kathryn M. Borman, Sherman Dorn

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 294 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 379.759
• Soggetto topico: Education and state - Florida; Educational change - Florida
• Altri autori: BormanKathryn M DornSherman
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Issues in Florida education reform / Kathryn M. Borman and Sherman Dorn -- The legacy of desegregation in Florida / Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Barbara Shircliffe -- Education finance reform in Florida / Sherman Dorn and Deanna L. Michael -- Accountability as a means of improvement : a continuity of themes / Deanna L. Michael and Sherman Dorn -- Diversity, desegregation, and accountability in Florida districts / Tamela McNulty Eitle -- Equity, disorder, and discipline in Florida schools / David Eitle and Tamela McNulty Eitle -- Competing agendas for university governance : placing the conflict between Jeb Bush and Bob Graham in context / Larry Johnson and Kathryn M. Borman -- One Florida, the politics of educational opportunity, and the blinkered language of preference / Larry Johnson and Deirdre Cobb-Roberts -- Florida's A+ plan : education reform policies and student outcomes -- Reginald S. Lee, Kathryn M. Borman, and William Tyson.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Education Reform in Florida, sociologists and historians evaluate Governor Jeb Bush's nation-leading school reform policies since 1999. They examine the startlingly broad range of education policy changes enacted in Florida during Bush's first term, including moves toward privatization with a voucher system, more government control of public education institutions with centralized accountability mechanisms, and a "superboard" for all public education. The contributors arrive at a mixed conclusion regarding Bush's first-term education policies: while he deserves credit for holding students to higher standards, his policies have, unfortunately, pushed for equality in a very narrow way. The contributors remain skeptical about seeing significant and sweeping improvement in how well Florida schools work for all students.
• Titolo autorizzato: Education reform in Florida
• ISBN: 0-7914-8065-8; 1-4294-7130-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809112203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II