Our Schools and Our Future: Are We Still at Risk?

By Paul E. Peterson

Book Overview

This book assesses the changes that have occurred in the twenty years since A Nation at Risk, which urged major reforms in American education, was issued by the National Education Commission. It offers recommendations based on three core principles--accountability, choice, and transparency--that can reinvigorate the system and rekindle America's confidence in public education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817939229
• ISBN13: 9780817939229
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"