Remaking America's three school systems : now separate and unequal /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwebel, Milton
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The educational systems we've got
  • What international comparisons really show
  • How much is high quality universal education valued?
  • Social class differences in the purposes of education
  • Differences among the three school systems
  • Parental differences in the three school systems
  • The power of parental mediation
  • Types of school reform: standards-based and market-based
  • Types of school reform: equity-based and community-based
  • The shape of the future
  • Social stigma and disidentification with school
  • Half measures don't work
  • Moving toward a single school system
  • What must be done
  • Initiating change.