Casey Cobb, Gene Glass

Public and Private Education in America

Examining the Facts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. Each book in the Contemporary Debates series is intended to puncture rather than perpetuate myths that diminish our understanding of important policies and positions; to provide needed context for misleading statements and claims; and to confirm the factual accuracy of other assertions. This particular volume examines beliefs, claims, and myths about public and private K-12 education in the United States. Issues covered include categories of public and private schools and variations in academic performance and socioeconomic status therein; controversies surrounding school choice, including school vouchers and charter schools; accountability and assessment of private and public schools; debates about school environment, safety, and curricula; and teacher and administrator quality. All of these issues are examined in individualized entries, with objective responses grounded in up-to-date evidence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-Clio, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9781440863745
• ISBN-10: 1440863741
• Artikelnr.: 67517179

Autorenporträt

Casey D. Cobb is Raymond Neag Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Connecticut. Cobb is is coauthor of Fundamentals of Statistical Reasoning in Education and Leading Dynamic Schools. Gene V Glass is an American statistician and researcher working in educational psychology and the social sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

How to Use This Book Introduction 1 Private vs. Public Schools Q1. Do
students in private schools outperform students enrolled in public schools?
Q2. Are political conservatives and corporations the biggest supporters of
privatization of the American K-12 school system? Q3. Do private schools
accept students with disabilities? Q4. Are public and private school
teachers similar in their educational and socioeconomic backgrounds? 2
School Choice: Competition, Stratification, Homeschooling, and Vouchers Q5.
Do market-based reforms such as school choice increase competition and
improve school performance? Q6. Do school choice programs contribute to the
resegregation of American schools? Q7. Does homeschooling lead to better
outcomes for students than traditional public schools? Q8. Do school
vouchers produce better student outcomes? Q9. Do education tax credits and
education savings accounts divert money from public to private schools? 3
School Choice: Charter Schools Q10. Do charter schools have significant
variations in structure, operations, and performance from school to school?
Q11. Are charter schools actually public schools? Q12. Are charter schools
more innovative than traditional public schools? Q13. Do charter schools
perform better than traditional public schools? Q14. Are poorly performing
charter schools closed down? Q15. Are most publicly funded charter schools
operated by Education Management Organizations and Charter Management
Organizations? 4 Standards, Accountability, and Assessment Q16. Have
standards-based reforms worked to improve the academic performance of
American schoolchildren? Q17. Are the Common Core State Standards a
national initiative-and if so, do they amount to a national curriculum?
Q18. Has time that students spend preparing for and taking standardized
tests increased dramatically in U.s. public schools? Q19. Has high-stakes
testing improved schools? Q20. Is it difficult for public schools to fire
bad teachers? Q21. Do assessment systems exist that can accurately capture
the value-added impact of teachers on their students' test scores? Q22. Is
the United States lagging behind other nations in K-12 education? Q23. How
are the political interests that shape education policy organized? 5
Teaching and Learning Q24. Do later school start times make a difference in
children's learning? Q25. Is bilingual education effective? Q26. Does
homework increase student achievement? 6 School Environment Q27. Are
students disciplined disproportionately by race and gender? Q28. Are small
schools better than large schools in providing a quality education to
students? Q29. Are American schools less safe now than in the past? Q30.
Are public and private schools still racially and economically segregated?
Q31. Do today's full-time virtual schools offer a high-quality education
for students? Q32. Do students learn more in smaller classes? Index