American Dream and Public Schools
American Dream and Public Schools

Author: Jennifer L. Hochschild

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2003-03-06

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0198034865

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The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, and ability grouping. While these are all separate problems, much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict between policies designed to promote each student's ability to succeed and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and often conflict with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. They propose a framework that builds on our nation's rapidly changing population in order to help Americans get past acrimonious debates about schooling. Their goal is to make public education work better so that all children can succeed.

BIA and DOD schools student achievement and other characteristics often differ from public schools'.
BIA and DOD schools student achievement and other characteristics often differ from public schools'.

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 1428946446

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The federal government has direct responsibility for two school systems serving elementary and secondary students the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) school systems. Unlike public schools, where federal funding constitutes a small portion of total resources, the BIA and DOD school systems depend almost entirely on federal funds. Although the two school systems have this feature in common, their histories and settings are quite different. Because these school systems are a federal responsibility, the Congress is interested in ensuring that children attending BIA and DOD schools are receiving a quality education.

The American Dream and the Public Schools
The American Dream and the Public Schools

Author: Jennifer L. Hochschild

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004-10-21

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 9780195152784

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Examines desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing: an apparent conflict between policies designed to promote each student's ability to pursue success and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how polices to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class. The book also examines issues such as creationism and afrocentrism.