{"product_id":"the-josseybass-reader-on-school-reform-9780787955243","title":"The JosseyBass Reader on School Reform","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the student teacher interested in educational policy to thenew school board member dedicated to school improvement, thisdistinctive reader is for anyone who cares about innovation andchange in the nation''s schools. The Jossey-Bass Readers on SchoolReform offers a definitive collection of articles, book excerpts,and seminal reports on educational reform and its many challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Containing selected commission reports and other public documentsthat signal important shifts in the policy arena, you''ll listen inas expert contributors debate controversial issues such as schoolchoice, desegregation, bilingual education, school finance, andstudent needs, offering diverse policy perspectives and givingreaders a rich and seasoned view of the reform landscape. You''llalso gain insight into issues of school governance and organizationand examine how reforms in teaching, testing, curriculum, andstandards are changing classrooms, schools, and the profession ofteaching. Grounded in sch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction (L. Iura).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part One: Perspectives on Reform.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Educational Situation (J. Dewey).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Progress or Regress (D. Tyack \u0026amp; L. Cuban).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reformers, Radicals, and Romantics (D. Ravitch).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Milestones.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Opinion of the Court, Brown v. Board of Education (U.S. SupremeCourt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soviet Education Far Ahead of U.S. (B. Fine).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I: HelpingDisadvantaged Children Meet High Standards--Part A: Improving BasicGrants Operated by School Districts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Opinion of the Court, Lau v. Nichols (U.S. Supreme Court).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform (NationalCommission on Excellence in Education).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages! Executive Summary(National Center on Education and the Economy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Learning a Living: A Blueprint for High Performance--A SCANS Reportfor America 2000, Executive (Summary Secretary's Commission onAchieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Department of Labor).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Goals 2000 Legislation: Increasing Student Achievement ThroughState and Local Initiatives: Introduction (U.S. Department ofEducation).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): Overviewand Key Findings Across Grade Levels (National Center for EducationStatistics).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future, Executive Summary(National Commission on Teaching and America's Future).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Reform as Response to Social Diversity and StudentNeeds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Discussion of School Funding (J. Kozol).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bilingual Education: The Controversy (R. Rothstein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Full-Service Vision: Responding to Critical Needs (J.Dryfoos).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Four: Reform as Restructuring the Governance and Organizationof Schooling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Better Schools Through New Institutions: Giving Americans Choice(J. Chubb \u0026amp; T. Moe).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Incentives: Linking Resources, Performance, and Accountability (E.Hanushek).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Birth of a Movement (J. Nathan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Following the Plan (L. Olson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assessing District Capability (P. Schlechty).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Mixed Record for Reconstitution Flashes a Yellow Light forDistricts (C. Hendrie).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Personalizing Middle Schools (N. Ames \u0026amp; E. Miller).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Five: Reform Through Standards, Curriculum, Pedagogy, andAssessment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thinking About Education in a Different Way (D. Berliner \u0026amp; B.Biddle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One Hundred Fifty Years of Testing (R. Rothman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With 2000 Looming, Chances of Meeting National Goals Iffy (D.Hoff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Revolution in One Classroom: The Case of Mrs. Oublier (D.Cohen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Setting High Standards for Everyone (M. Tucker \u0026amp; J.Codding).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What If We Ended Social Promotion? (R. Hauser).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nineteen Postulates (J. Goodlad).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prologue from Horace's Compromise (T. Sizer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Culture of Resistance (R. 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