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"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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Author:   Diane Ravitch
Publisher:   Brookings Institution
Imprint:   Brookings Institution
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780815773559

ISBN 10:   0815773552
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   28 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780815773573
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Diane Ravitch , former Assistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, is the author of numerous books, including The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Knopf, 2003), Left Back: A Century of Battles over School Reform (Simon & Schuster, 2001), and National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide (Brookings, 1995).

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