Title:
School reform / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.
Author:
Berlatsky, Noah.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
LB2806 .S3424 2011
Abstract:
This volume explores the topics relating to school reform by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
ISBN:
9780737747812
9780737747829
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
What are the politics of school reform? -- No Child Left Behind is a good law / Pete Wright ; No Child Left Behind is a bad law / Linda Darling-Hammond ; The Race to the Top Program will transform education / Arne Duncan ; The Race to the Top Program will probably fail / Wall Street Journal ; Illinois School funding must be more equitable to help poorer schools / Center for Tax and Budget Accountability ; Deep tax cuts and less spending would improve all Illinois schools / Bruno Behrend ; Teachers' unions block school reform / Center for Union Facts ; Teachers' unions do not block school reform / Diane Ravitch -- What role should standardized tests play in evaluating students? Standardized tests are needed to measure student achievement / Patrick Mattimore ; Standardized tests must be redesigned / W. James Popham ; Standardized tests alone should not be used to evaluate students / Bill Ferriter ; Standardized tests are unfair and harmful / Monty Neill ; Standardized tests in English are unfair to ESL students / Kate Menken ; Standardized tests should be given in English to ESL students / Paul Greenberg --
What role should testing play in evaluating teachers and schools? Student test scores should be part of teacher evaluation / Camille Esch ; Teachers should not be evaluated using student test scores / David B. Cohen, Alex Kajitani ; Teacher-training program evaluations should be based on student test scores / Ruben Navarrette ; Teacher-training program evaluation cannot be based on student test scores / Arthur Levine ; Failing schools should be closed / Andy Smarick ; Failing schools should not be closed / Maisie McAdoo ; Labeling schools as failing is unhelpful and unfair / Lois M. Meyer -- What role should school choice play in school reform? Vouchers help students get a better education / Dan Lips ; Vouchers do little to improve individual student achievement / Jason Barnosky ; School vouchers help to reform public schools / Greg Forster ; School vouchers alone cannot reform public schools / Sol Stern ; Charter schools help students / Tony Roberts ; The success of charter schools is exaggerated / Brian Jones
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