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2021006686 |
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20220208130008.0 |
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210224s2021 caua b 001 0 eng |
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$a 2021006686 |
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ISBN |
20
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$a9781440863745$q(hardback) |
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ISBN |
20
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$z9781440863752$q(ebook) |
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39
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$a328663$cTLC |
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Cat. Source |
40
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$aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dGCG |
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Authen. Ctr. |
42
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$apcc |
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Geog. Area |
43
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LC Call |
50
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$aLA217.2$b.C62 2021 |
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Dewey Class |
82
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$a379.73$223 |
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ME:Pers Name |
100
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$aCobb, Casey D.$eauthor. |
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Title |
245
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$aPublic and private education in America :$bexamining the facts /$cCasey D. Cobb and Gene V. Glass. |
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Tag 264 |
264
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$aSanta Barbara, California :$bABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,$c[2021] |
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Phys Descrpt |
300
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$axiv, 224 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm. |
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Tag 336 |
336
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$atext$btxt$2rdacontent |
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Tag 337 |
337
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$aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia |
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338
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$avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier |
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Series:Diff |
490
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$aContemporary debates |
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Note:Bibliog |
504
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$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
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Note:Content |
505
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$aHow to use this book -- Introduction -- Public vs. private schools -- Do students in private schools outperform students enrolled in public schools? -- Are political conservatives and corporations the biggest supporters of privatization of the American K-12 school system? -- Do private schools accept students with disabilities? -- Are public and private school teachers similar in their educational and socioeconomic backgrounds? -- School choice part I : competition, stratification, homeschooling, and vouchers -- Do market-based reforms such as school choice increase competition and improve school performance? -- Do school choice programs contribute to the resegregation of American schools? -- Does homeschooling lead to better outcomes for students than traditional public schools? -- Do school vouchers produce better student outcomes? -- Do education tax credits and education savings accounts divert money from public to private schools? -- School choice part II : charter schools -- Do charter schools have significant variations in structure, operations, and performance from school to school? -- Are charter schools actually public schools? -- Are charter schools more innovative than traditional public schools? -- Do charter schools perform better than traditional public schools? -- Are poorly performing charter schools closed down? -- Are most publicly funded charter schools operated by Education Management Organizations and Charter Management Organizations? -- Standards, accountability, and assessment -- Have standards-based reforms worked to improve the academic performance of American school children? -- Are the Common Core state standards a national initiative-and if so, do they amount to a national curriculum? -- Has time that students spend preparing for and taking standardized tests increased dramatically in U.S. public schools? -- Has high-stakes testing improved schools? -- Is it difficult for public schools to fire bad teachers? -- Do assessment systems exist that can accurately capture the value-added impact of teachers on their students' test scores? -- Is the U.S. lagging behind other nations in K-12 education? -- How are the political interests that shape education policy organized? -- Teaching and Learning -- Do later school start times make a difference in children's learning? -- Is bilingual education effective? -- Does homework increase student achievement? -- School environment -- Are students disciplined disproportionately by race and gender? -- Are small schools better than large schools in providing a quality education to students? -- Are American schools less safe now than in the past? -- Are public and private schools still racially and economically segregated? -- Do today's full-time virtual schools offer a high-quality education for students? -- Do students learn more in smaller classes? |
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$a"This title will give students and other readers a clear understanding of the true state of public and private education systems in the United States by refuting falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations-and confirming the validity of other assertions."--$cProvided by publisher. |
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Subj:Topical |
650
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$aPublic schools$zUnited States. |
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650
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$aPrivate schools$zUnited States. |
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Subj:Topical |
650
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$aEducation and state$zUnited States. |
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650
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$aEducational change$zUnited States. |
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Subj:Topical |
650
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$aAcademic achievement$zUnited States. |
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AE:Pers Name |
700
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1 |
$aGlass, Gene V,$d1940-$eauthor. |
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SE:Ufm Title |
830
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$aContemporary debates. |
