Misguided Education Reform: Debating the Impact on Students argues for reforms that will help, not hurt, America's public school students. Early childhood education, testing, reading, special education, discipline, loss of the arts, and school facilities, are all areas experiencing reform in the wrong direction.
Misguided Education Reform: Debating the Impact on Students argues for reforms that will help, not hurt, America's public school students. Early childhood education, testing, reading, special education, discipline, loss of the arts, and school facilities, are all areas experiencing reform in the wrong direction.
Nancy Bailey is a former special education teacher and principal and has a Ph.D. in educational administration from Florida State University. She has been a Title I Grant Manager in a program for troubled teens, the recipient of a Learning Disabilities Innovation in Teaching Grant, and an advocate for safe school facilities.
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Chapter 1 What Happened to Early Childhood? The Assault on Early Childhood The Importance of Past Research Kindergarten-The Children's Garden The Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten Head Start's Struggle Privatizing Head Start Universal Preschool What is a Good Preschool? The Elimination of Recess Supporting Good Early Childhood Education Chapter 2 The Trouble With Testing and Common Core Standards The Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Students Ignoring Instead of Celebrating Differences Blaming Public Schools Retention Lowering Class Size is a Better Solution High School and General Testing Controversy Students with Disabilities, Testing and High School Diplomas High-Stakes Cheating-Students High-Stakes Cheating-Adults Excuses Common Core State Standards Talking Pineapples and Testing Pushback Testing to Benefit Students-Formative Assessment Parent and Teacher Activism Concerning Tests Chapter 3 The Politics of Reading The Problems with Reading Instruction The History of Reading, Phonics and Whole Language Flawed Reading Recommendations Reading First: Conflict of Interests and Unproven Science Getting a Reading First Grant Dr. Cupp's Readers and Other Reading Programs What Happened to Reading First ? Antiquated School Libraries or No Libraries at All Teaching Children to Love Reading Chapter 4 Special Education-Abandoned Commitment The Cost of Education for All Burton Blatt's Book and Special Education History The Regular Education Initiative or Getting Rid of Special Education The Reauthorizations of Public Law 94-142 The Problem With Inclusion-UDL, Technology, RTI and DIBELS Students, Testing and Cognitive Disabilities Privatizing Special Education Giftedness Ignored The Significance of Special Olympics Chapter 5 The Dangers of Criminalizing Students Student Behavior in Public Schools Poverty and Discipline in Urban Schools Zero Tolerance Corporal Punishment Teaching and Students with Problem Behavior School Resource Officers Student Surveillance Uniforms-Dressing Alike-In a Democracy The School Counselor's Role Schools that Care About Students Chapter 6 The Elimination of the Arts Stealing The Arts From Children-Especially the Poor Testing and the Arts Where the Arts Have Been Stolen How the Arts Improve Scores in Other Subjects Student Artists of All Backgrounds The Importance of Certified Art Teachers The Arts Job Market and Saving the Arts in Our Public Schools Chapter 7 The Public School Building Problem Poor School Facilities Poor Rural and Native American Schools High Achievers and Ramshackle Schools Dangerous and Toxic Schools The Costs of Poorly Maintained Schools Schools-Earthquakes and Tornadoes Overcrowded Schools The Importance of School Facilities to Achievement Public Schools or Charter Schools Facility Funding? Supporting Good School Facilities for All Children
Chapter 1 What Happened to Early Childhood? The Assault on Early Childhood The Importance of Past Research Kindergarten-The Children's Garden The Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten Head Start's Struggle Privatizing Head Start Universal Preschool What is a Good Preschool? The Elimination of Recess Supporting Good Early Childhood Education Chapter 2 The Trouble With Testing and Common Core Standards The Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Students Ignoring Instead of Celebrating Differences Blaming Public Schools Retention Lowering Class Size is a Better Solution High School and General Testing Controversy Students with Disabilities, Testing and High School Diplomas High-Stakes Cheating-Students High-Stakes Cheating-Adults Excuses Common Core State Standards Talking Pineapples and Testing Pushback Testing to Benefit Students-Formative Assessment Parent and Teacher Activism Concerning Tests Chapter 3 The Politics of Reading The Problems with Reading Instruction The History of Reading, Phonics and Whole Language Flawed Reading Recommendations Reading First: Conflict of Interests and Unproven Science Getting a Reading First Grant Dr. Cupp's Readers and Other Reading Programs What Happened to Reading First ? Antiquated School Libraries or No Libraries at All Teaching Children to Love Reading Chapter 4 Special Education-Abandoned Commitment The Cost of Education for All Burton Blatt's Book and Special Education History The Regular Education Initiative or Getting Rid of Special Education The Reauthorizations of Public Law 94-142 The Problem With Inclusion-UDL, Technology, RTI and DIBELS Students, Testing and Cognitive Disabilities Privatizing Special Education Giftedness Ignored The Significance of Special Olympics Chapter 5 The Dangers of Criminalizing Students Student Behavior in Public Schools Poverty and Discipline in Urban Schools Zero Tolerance Corporal Punishment Teaching and Students with Problem Behavior School Resource Officers Student Surveillance Uniforms-Dressing Alike-In a Democracy The School Counselor's Role Schools that Care About Students Chapter 6 The Elimination of the Arts Stealing The Arts From Children-Especially the Poor Testing and the Arts Where the Arts Have Been Stolen How the Arts Improve Scores in Other Subjects Student Artists of All Backgrounds The Importance of Certified Art Teachers The Arts Job Market and Saving the Arts in Our Public Schools Chapter 7 The Public School Building Problem Poor School Facilities Poor Rural and Native American Schools High Achievers and Ramshackle Schools Dangerous and Toxic Schools The Costs of Poorly Maintained Schools Schools-Earthquakes and Tornadoes Overcrowded Schools The Importance of School Facilities to Achievement Public Schools or Charter Schools Facility Funding? Supporting Good School Facilities for All Children
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