Children as Pawns : : The Politics of Educational Reform / / Timothy A. Hacsi.

Head Start. Bilingual education. Small class size. Social promotion. School funding. Virtually every school system in America has had to face these issues over the past thirty years. Advocates and dissenters have declared confidently that "the research" is on their side. But is it?In the f...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2003
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 What Difference Does Head Start Make?
  • 2 Is Bilingual Education a Good Idea?
  • 3 Does Class Size Matter?
  • 4 Is Social Promotion a Problem?
  • 5 Does More Money Make Schools Better?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Suggested Readings
  • Index