The American Dream and the Public Schools

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Educational Law & Legislation, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Reform, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: Jennifer L. Hochschild, Nathan Scovronick ISBN: 9780199839681
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: October 21, 2004
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Jennifer L. Hochschild, Nathan Scovronick
ISBN: 9780199839681
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: October 21, 2004
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, and ability grouping. While these are all separate problems, much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict between policies designed to promote each student's ability to succeed and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and often conflict with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. They propose a framework that builds on our nation's rapidly changing population in order to help Americans get past acrimonious debates about schooling. Their goal is to make public education work better so that all children can succeed.

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The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, and ability grouping. While these are all separate problems, much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict between policies designed to promote each student's ability to succeed and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and often conflict with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. They propose a framework that builds on our nation's rapidly changing population in order to help Americans get past acrimonious debates about schooling. Their goal is to make public education work better so that all children can succeed.

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