Politics, Markets, and America's Schools

by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe

Book Overview

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During the 1980s, widespread dissatisfaction with America's schools gave rise to a powerful movement for educational change, and the nation's political institutions responded with aggressive reforms. Chubb and Moe argue that these reforms are destined to fail because they do not get to the root of the problem. The fundamental causes of poor academic performance, they claim, are not to be found in the schools, but rather in the institutions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815714092
• ISBN13: 9780815714095
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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