Brookings Papers on Education Policy 1998

What is the state of education in America today? And where is it headed? What is the real state of education in America today? And where is it headed? The Brookings Institution, long noted for its pathbreaking work on education policy, introduces a series of annual volumes that provide the inside story on education's most important issues.

About the author

Diane Ravitch , former Assistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, is the author of numerous books, including The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Knopf, 2003), Left Back: A Century of Battles over School Reform (Simon & Schuster, 2001), and National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide (Brookings, 1995).

Summary

What is the state of education in America today? And where is it headed? What is the real state of education in America today? And where is it headed? The Brookings Institution, long noted for its pathbreaking work on education policy, introduces a series of annual volumes that provide the inside story on education's most important issues.

Product details

• Authors: Diane (EDT) Ravitch
• Assisted by: Diane Ravitch (Editor)
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780815711834
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-1183-4
• No. of pages: 383
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Brookings Papers on Education; Brookings Papers on Education Policy; Brookings Papers on Education Policy; Brookings Papers on Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics