The Roots of Low Achievement: Where to Begin Altering Them

by Sandra Stotsky

Book Overview

The chief purpose of this book is to explain how public education in this country became dysfunctional as a result of the education policies and programs funded by the federal government to address low academic achievement. It highlights student effort as a central factor in academic achievement, based on research noting its significance. Teachers and school administrators cannot make children ready for college or career by grade 12 if their parents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475849877
• ISBN13: 9781475849875
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"