Education : opposing viewpoints /
Education : opposing viewpoints / [print]
Mary E. Williams, book editor.
- San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)2000.
- 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
The quality of public education has declined The quality of public education has not declined Poor commitment to academic achievement hampers public education Low expectations hamper public education Racial and financial inequities hamper public education Poorly trained teachers hamper public education The government should offer school tuition vouchers The government should not offer school vouchers Choice programs should include religious schools Religious schools will be harmed by choice Charter schools are beneficial Charter schools may be harmful Homeschooling is viable Homeschooling may not be viable Multicultural education is beneficial Multicultural education is counterproductive Curricula and textbooks should reflect multiculturalism Textbooks favoring multiculturalism distort history Bilingual education is beneficial Bilingual education is a failure Schools should teach moral values Schools cannot teach moral values School-sponsored prayer should be allowed School-sponsored prayer is unconstitutional Scientific evidence against evolution and for Creation should be included in science curricula Creationism should not be included in science curricula Conservative educational policies would benefit public schools Karl Zinsmeister -- David C. Berliner -- Laurence Steinberg -- James White -- Kati Haycock -- Lawrence W. Reed -- Donald Lambro -- National Education Association -- Charles J. Chaput, Reggie White, and Sara White -- Llewellyn H. Rockwell -- Jeff Jacoby -- Gary Orfield -- Lawrence W. Reed -- Katherine Pfleger -- James A. Banks, Gena Dagel Caponi -- Thomas J. Famularo -- Cameron McCarthy -- Alvin J. Schmidt -- Ofelia Garcia -- Linda Chavez -- Christina Hoff Sommers -- David R. Carlin -- Ann Donnelly -- Tom Peters, Jim Allison, and Susan Batte -- Robert E. Kofahl -- Eugene Scott, interviewed by Leon Lynn -- E.D. Hirsch Jr. -- Progressive educational policies would benefit public schools / Deborah Meier -- Increased funding would improve public education Increased funding does not improve public education Ending social promotions would improve academic achievement Flunking students does not improve academic achievement Jesse Jackson -- Walter Williams -- Bill Clinton -- Ernest R. House.
99025737
Public schools--United States.
School choice--United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Religion in the public schools--United States.
LA217.W725.E383 2000
The quality of public education has declined The quality of public education has not declined Poor commitment to academic achievement hampers public education Low expectations hamper public education Racial and financial inequities hamper public education Poorly trained teachers hamper public education The government should offer school tuition vouchers The government should not offer school vouchers Choice programs should include religious schools Religious schools will be harmed by choice Charter schools are beneficial Charter schools may be harmful Homeschooling is viable Homeschooling may not be viable Multicultural education is beneficial Multicultural education is counterproductive Curricula and textbooks should reflect multiculturalism Textbooks favoring multiculturalism distort history Bilingual education is beneficial Bilingual education is a failure Schools should teach moral values Schools cannot teach moral values School-sponsored prayer should be allowed School-sponsored prayer is unconstitutional Scientific evidence against evolution and for Creation should be included in science curricula Creationism should not be included in science curricula Conservative educational policies would benefit public schools Karl Zinsmeister -- David C. Berliner -- Laurence Steinberg -- James White -- Kati Haycock -- Lawrence W. Reed -- Donald Lambro -- National Education Association -- Charles J. Chaput, Reggie White, and Sara White -- Llewellyn H. Rockwell -- Jeff Jacoby -- Gary Orfield -- Lawrence W. Reed -- Katherine Pfleger -- James A. Banks, Gena Dagel Caponi -- Thomas J. Famularo -- Cameron McCarthy -- Alvin J. Schmidt -- Ofelia Garcia -- Linda Chavez -- Christina Hoff Sommers -- David R. Carlin -- Ann Donnelly -- Tom Peters, Jim Allison, and Susan Batte -- Robert E. Kofahl -- Eugene Scott, interviewed by Leon Lynn -- E.D. Hirsch Jr. -- Progressive educational policies would benefit public schools / Deborah Meier -- Increased funding would improve public education Increased funding does not improve public education Ending social promotions would improve academic achievement Flunking students does not improve academic achievement Jesse Jackson -- Walter Williams -- Bill Clinton -- Ernest R. House.
99025737
Public schools--United States.
School choice--United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Religion in the public schools--United States.
LA217.W725.E383 2000