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Item Details
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BROOKINGS PAPERS ON EDUCATION POLICY: 1999
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| By: |
Diane Ravitch (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£33.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0815773552 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780815773559 |
| Publisher: |
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 1999 |
| Series: |
Brookings Papers on Education Policy |
| Pages: |
300 |
| Description: |
This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in America. It provides in-depth, jargon-free analysis of the most important issues in education today -from some of the country's leading experts. |
| Synopsis: |
This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in America. It provides in-depth, jargon-free analysis of the most important issues in education today -from some of the country's leading experts. Edited by Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's foremost education authorities, Brookings Papers on Education Policy is an indispensable guide to understanding education trends and emerging issues. Contents include: "History of Urban Education in this Century" by Jeffrey Mirel, Emory University "School Reform in Chicago" by Anthony Bryk, University of Chicago "Lessons from Houston" by Donald McAdams, Houston Independent School Board "Problems of Managing a Big-City School System" by Stanley Litow, IBM Corporation "Single-Sex Schooling: Law, Policy, and Research" by Rosemary C. Salomone, St. John's University School of Law "How Litigation Has Undermined Schools" by Abigail Thernstrom, Manhattan Institute/Massachusetts Board of Education "Creating Successful Urban Schools" by James Comer, Yale Child Study Center "Voucher Experiments" by Paul Peterson, Harvard University "Proposed Reforms of Governance" by Paul Hill, University of Washington |
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US |
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Brookings Institution |
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Returnable |
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