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Title:

Brookings papers on education policy, 2004 / Diane Ravitch, editor ; sponsored by the Brown Center on Education Policy.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

285 pages : illustrations, charts ; 23 cm

Subject:

Educational accountability--United States--Congresses.
Education and state--United States--Congresses.
Education--Standards--United States--Congresses.
Educational change--United States--Congresses.
Educational tests and measurements--United States--Congresses.
Academic achievement--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.
Academic achievement--Evaluation.
Education and state.
Education--Standards.
Educational accountability.
Educational change.
Educational tests and measurements.
United States.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.

Other Authors:

American College Testing Program, donor. IaU
Brookings Institution. Brown Center on Education Policy, sponsor.
Ravitch, Diane, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

How to improve the supply of high quality teachers / Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin -- Why some schools have more underqualified teachers than others / Richard M. Ingersoll -- The Ed School's romance with progressivism / David F. Labaree -- Can a State Department of Education increase teacher quality? / Sandra Stotsky with Lisa Haverty -- How within-district spending inequities help some schools fail / Marguerite Roza and Paul T. Hill -- The elephant in the living room / Kati Haycock -- Panel discussion on obstacles to entering the teaching profession.

ISBN:

9780815773696
0815773692

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55024001

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)