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Acknowledgments | ||
Series Editors' Introduction | ||
1 | The American Educational System: How Has It Come to Be? | 1 |
Everyone Is an Expert | 1 | |
Values and Ideologies in Conflict | 3 | |
Historical Origins | 5 | |
In Review | 13 | |
2 | Who Is in Charge and How Equal Are We? | 16 |
Levels of Educational Control | 16 | |
School Financing - The Great Equity Debate | 27 | |
In Summary | 34 | |
3 | What's Wrong With the Way Educational System is Organized | 36 |
Restructuring Defined | 39 | |
The Rise of Centralization and the "Educational Bureaucracy" | 40 | |
A New Awareness | 43 | |
What Does a Restructured System Look Like? | 44 | |
Why the Debate? | 48 | |
Moving Ahead | 56 | |
4 | How Can We Hold the System Accountable? | 58 |
National and State Goal Setting | 60 | |
National Standards and Assessments | 61 | |
The Debate on Testing | 64 | |
Teacher and School Rewards and Sanctions | 75 | |
Student/Parent Rewards and Sanctions | 82 | |
Educational Warranties | 87 | |
Can Accountability Be Achieved? | 88 | |
5 | What's the Big Deal About Choice? | 90 |
Choice Defined | 91 | |
Historical Review | 93 | |
Choice Activities During the Past Decade | 95 | |
Specific Choice Programs | 97 | |
Choice - An Idea With Lots of Appeal | 102 | |
Specific Aspects of the Debate | 105 | |
Summary Snapshot of the Debate | 119 | |
The Future | 120 | |
A Clash of Basic Values and Freedoms | 122 | |
6 | Can Schools Do It All? | 125 |
The Bilingual Education Debate | 127 | |
Desegregation and Busing | 135 | |
Disadvantaged Youth | 140 | |
Can Schools Do It All? | 144 | |
7 | What Is the Future of the U.S. Educational System? | 146 |
Current National Activities | 146 | |
A Vision | 149 | |
A Dream? | 151 | |
References | 154 | |
Index | 161 | |
About the Author | 168 |
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