87. meeting of Complete College America, in New Orleans, December 14, 2013; telephone interview with Maria Hesse, vice provost for academic partnerships, Arizona State University, and former president, Chandler-Gilbert College, ...
Since the late 1970s, Theodore Sizer has studied and worked among hundreds of American high schools.
What would it take to educate all children to use their minds well? In this unique book, Joseph P. McDonald provides us with a comprehensive view of the issues that...
Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling.
In this book, distinguished scholars discuss recent innovations--charter schools, contracting arrangements, and choice--designed to liberate educators from burdensome bureaucratic controls and improve the level of opportunity for all ...
2 2 When Paul R. Mort studied: David B. Tyack and Larry Cuban, Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995), p. 4. One in five families chooses: There are about 50 million ...
I highly recommend this book to everyone interested in getting beyond the typical talking points of school reform.” —Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education “Camille Farrington details how high schools trap students along developmental ...
Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling.
Throughout the book are examples of effective practices that make it possible for all students to prosper in school. This book is filled with practical ideas that are compiled into a toolkit to fix America's schools.
America's problems are solvable. This book explains how we can eliminate homelessness, hunger and poverty while making health insurance affordable for everyone.