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Topia!: Society: Issues: Education: Education Reform: Reports and Research (29)
Grandfather Education Report - A comprehensive review, in picture/graphic form,of the status and trends of education quality and its cost. A Nation At Risk - The prominent 1983 report on American education, from the National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Nation Still At Risk - A follow-up to "A Nation At Risk", from the Center for Education Reform. Student Achievement and School Design - Two real schools whose outstanding standardized test scores are natural outgrowths of intentional curriculum and program design. Research for Action - A Philadelphia-based non-profit organization working in educational research and reform to insure opportunities and outcomes for all students. School Funding Equity Mischief - An essay about the root causes and the effects of wasteful spending in the public school system. Balancing Accountability and Local Control - Identifies school takeover efforts that have seen some success including increased accountability, expanded flexibility, and more involved local officials and parents. Remedial Course Report in College - A report discussing the trends in the increasing percentage of university students requiring remedial courses, because of poor high school quality output. The Decay Of Western Education - Articles describing the decay of education in western civilization in modern times. Franchise by Examination, Education and Intelligence - The nature of intelligence is examined in terms of education and heredity . The author proposes radical changes to law and education to further human social advance. Redesigning Public Education: The Kentucky Experience - A historical review of the origins and implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). Prisoners Of Time - Report of the U.S. National Education Commission on Time and Learning. Schools tend to structure the learning process according to time allotted, not the other way around. The Commission recommends various solutions to this problem. School Reform for Efficiency in Instruction - School organization should respect the diversity in abilities and attainments of the students. Success Oriented Schools - Save our schools through success orientation, without increasing costs are adding personnel. Education Reform - The "Tough Standards" Movement - A critical examination of formal education is presented from many perspectives: political, medical, psychological, and sociological. It makes a case that the student should be in charge of his own education. Education Week on the Web--Special Reports - Special reports and in depth research of issues that affect education and reform. The Delphi Technique. - What is that new process being used at public forums to reach consensus? This method is used by many educators to squeeze the public out of the reform process. Transforming Learning Communities - A research project on school change and school improvement. There Are No Failing Schools - The idea of failed schools maybe the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. This is an analysis of the idea. Program on Education and Civil Society - PECS promotes critical analysis and public understanding of school reform efforts nationwide. Since 1996 PECS has commissioned over 60 research papers on education... A Measured Response: Americans Speak On Education Reform - A national public opinion poll indicates a majority of Americans are demanding both increased federal funding and greater accountability. Farming the Permafrost: How Public Education Defeats Reform - An essay by Jonathan Marin, describing a unique political landscape created by the constituencies on both sides of education reform debates. National Issues Forum - Education - A non-partisan site that presents summary information and opposing viewpoints on education reform issues. Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education - Non partisan research and policy analysis related to raising achievement in Canada's public schools. School Reform in Massachusetts: Initiatives in 1893 and 1997 - Looks at two education reform models used in Massachusetts public schools in the past. A comparison of Charles Eliot's proposal in 1893 and the state government mandate of 1997. Do Children Need Recess? - A collection of references to research, journal articles, position statements, and news about the importance of recess in elementary school education. MDRC Education Research - Education research focused on programs with the potential to improve education outcomes for large numbers of low-income students. Institute for Responsive Education - The Institute for Responsive Education is a research, policy, and advocacy organization that supports and encourages school, family, community partnerships to enable high quality educational opportunities for all children
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