Watch Sir Michael Barber’s introduction, as he emphasizes the importance of addressing “the other achievement gap” between US education and the rest of the world. Visit the Network for Innovative Education website at sites.google.com for more information.
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History of American Education Reform: Lessons for the Future
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Product Description
Education reform does not come easily. Thomas Jefferson was a three-time loser before achieving success in his old age. Nevertheless, several education reform efforts have triumphed over indifference, inertia, and opposition, to alter the face and character of American schooling. This book examines seven reform efforts initiated over the past two centuries. It probes the social and economic forces that pushed them, the motives of the reformers and their opponents, a… More >>
History of American Education Reform: Lessons for the Future