Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child

By: John E. Chubb

Book Overview

Strengthening NCLB/I highlights and documents four chief concerns about the No Child Left Behind Act and then makes a compelling case for midcourse corrections. The concerns are () the impact of student standards and measures - does the act adequately provide reasonable guidance on what are fair and effective sets of standards? () public school choice--has NCLB created real, viable choice options for parents and students? Are they really quality options or mere alternatives? () supplemental education services--are the funds being spent wisely and to what extent are they being adequately regulated? and () bringing highly qualified teachers into the classroom--are improvements in teacher credentials the same thing as quality teachers? In Strengthening NCLB/I, this diverse group of contributors argues that there are many positive attributes and provisions of NCLB but there are also glaring omissions and weaknesses that impede achieving the acts intent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742548880
• ISBN13: 9780742548886
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 0.7" x 6.5"