Improving student achievement. Reforms that work.

Sonst. Personen	Solmon, Lewis C. (Hrsg.)
Titel	Improving student achievement. Reforms that work.
Quelle	Greenwich, Conn.: Information age publishing (2005), xix, 335 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	The milken family foundation series on education policy
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-593-11352-8
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Schulreform; Besoldung; Förderungspolitik; Schulsystem; Schulgesetz; Lehrermangel; Lehrer; Lehrerausbildung; Schülerleistung; Bundesstaat; Finanzierung; Konferenz; Konferenzschrift; Qualität; Tagungsbericht; Gewerkschaft; Benachteiligtes Kind; Minnesota; USA; Virginia
Abstract	According to the editors, "student achievement [in the US] has remained essentially stagnant ... despite countless efforts and billions of dollars spent" over the past four decades. The Milken Family Foundation's research on past and present reforms has shown that "no reform will result in sustained student achievement gains without a high-quality teacher in the classroom". In May 2004, the 2004 Milken National Education Conference (NEC) was held to discuss "many of the critical issues relating to teacher quality and improving student achievement". This book is based on the proceedings from this conference. "Each chapter begins with the discussions from the conference and concludes with ... supplemental articles" written by panelists. Chapter 1 deals with "the various reasons for why [past] reforms have not worked from resistance to change, the structure of the current system, a lack of vision, teacher quality concerns, and funding issues". In chapter 2, Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty discuss "the critical challenges facing state leaders" and how these challenges are being dealt with. Chapter 3 "highlights how teacher quality (TQ) is being addressed in a variety of ways across the nation" both at the federal level as well as at a state and local level. Part 4 deals with performance pay plans, their benefits and "what it takes to make [them] work". In chapter 5, the aims, benefits and shortcomings of the "No Child Left Behind Act" are discussed. In part 6, education reforms are looked at from the perspective of the teachers' union. Finally, part 7 addresses the topic of evaluating educational reforms. (DIPF/Orig./Kl.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2006/3