Education : opposing viewpoints / Mary E. Williams, book editor. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)2000.Description: 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
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  • LA217.W725.E383 2000
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Contents:
Karl Zinsmeister -- The quality of public education has not declined David C. Berliner -- Poor commitment to academic achievement hampers public education Laurence Steinberg -- Low expectations hamper public education James White -- Racial and financial inequities hamper public education Kati Haycock -- Poorly trained teachers hamper public education Lawrence W. Reed -- The government should offer school tuition vouchers Donald Lambro -- The government should not offer school vouchers National Education Association -- Choice programs should include religious schools Charles J. Chaput, Reggie White, and Sara White -- Religious schools will be harmed by choice Llewellyn H. Rockwell -- Charter schools are beneficial Jeff Jacoby -- Charter schools may be harmful Gary Orfield -- Homeschooling is viable Lawrence W. Reed -- Homeschooling may not be viable Katherine Pfleger -- Multicultural education is beneficial James A. Banks, Gena Dagel Caponi -- Multicultural education is counterproductive Thomas J. Famularo -- Curricula and textbooks should reflect multiculturalism Cameron McCarthy -- Textbooks favoring multiculturalism distort history Alvin J. Schmidt -- Bilingual education is beneficial Ofelia Garcia -- Bilingual education is a failure Linda Chavez -- Schools should teach moral values Christina Hoff Sommers -- Schools cannot teach moral values David R. Carlin -- School-sponsored prayer should be allowed Ann Donnelly -- School-sponsored prayer is unconstitutional Tom Peters, Jim Allison, and Susan Batte -- Scientific evidence against evolution and for Creation should be included in science curricula Robert E. Kofahl -- Creationism should not be included in science curricula Eugene Scott, interviewed by Leon Lynn -- Conservative educational policies would benefit public schools E.D. Hirsch Jr. -- Progressive educational policies would benefit public schools /
Increased funding would improve public education Jesse Jackson -- Increased funding does not improve public education Walter Williams -- Ending social promotions would improve academic achievement Bill Clinton -- Flunking students does not improve academic achievement Ernest R. House.
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The quality of public education has declined Karl Zinsmeister -- The quality of public education has not declined David C. Berliner -- Poor commitment to academic achievement hampers public education Laurence Steinberg -- Low expectations hamper public education James White -- Racial and financial inequities hamper public education Kati Haycock -- Poorly trained teachers hamper public education Lawrence W. Reed -- The government should offer school tuition vouchers Donald Lambro -- The government should not offer school vouchers National Education Association -- Choice programs should include religious schools Charles J. Chaput, Reggie White, and Sara White -- Religious schools will be harmed by choice Llewellyn H. Rockwell -- Charter schools are beneficial Jeff Jacoby -- Charter schools may be harmful Gary Orfield -- Homeschooling is viable Lawrence W. Reed -- Homeschooling may not be viable Katherine Pfleger -- Multicultural education is beneficial James A. Banks, Gena Dagel Caponi -- Multicultural education is counterproductive Thomas J. Famularo -- Curricula and textbooks should reflect multiculturalism Cameron McCarthy -- Textbooks favoring multiculturalism distort history Alvin J. Schmidt -- Bilingual education is beneficial Ofelia Garcia -- Bilingual education is a failure Linda Chavez -- Schools should teach moral values Christina Hoff Sommers -- Schools cannot teach moral values David R. Carlin -- School-sponsored prayer should be allowed Ann Donnelly -- School-sponsored prayer is unconstitutional Tom Peters, Jim Allison, and Susan Batte -- Scientific evidence against evolution and for Creation should be included in science curricula Robert E. Kofahl -- Creationism should not be included in science curricula Eugene Scott, interviewed by Leon Lynn -- Conservative educational policies would benefit public schools E.D. Hirsch Jr. -- Progressive educational policies would benefit public schools /

Deborah Meier -- Increased funding would improve public education Jesse Jackson -- Increased funding does not improve public education Walter Williams -- Ending social promotions would improve academic achievement Bill Clinton -- Flunking students does not improve academic achievement Ernest R. House.

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