Our Schools and Our Future - Are We Still at Risk?

Assesses the changes that have occurred in the twenty years since A Nation at Risk, which urged major reforms in American education, was issued by the National Education Commission. The book offers recommendations based on three core principles - accountability, choice, and transparency - that can rekindle America's confidence in public education.

About the author

Paul E. Peterson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Koret Task force on K-12 Education. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and the director of the Program on Education, Policy and Governance at Harvard University. His current research interests include educational policy, federalism, and urban policy, and he is currently evaluating the effectiveness of school voucher plans around the country.

Summary

Assesses the changes that have occurred in the twenty years since A Nation at Risk, which urged major reforms in American education, was issued by the National Education Commission. The book offers recommendations based on three core principles - accountability, choice, and transparency - that can rekindle America's confidence in public education.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Ann Brown, John E. Chubb, Paul E Peterson, Paul E. Peterson
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2003
• EAN: 9780817939212
• ISBN: 978-0-8179-3921-2
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 789 g
• Series: Hoover Inst Press Publication; Hoover Inst Press Publication
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system