Education in America : opposing viewpoints / Charles P. Cozic, book editor.

How can public education be improved? -- Public education needs extensive reform / -- Public education does not need extensive reform Gerald Bracey -- A longer school year would improve public education Chester Finn -- A longer school year would not improve public education Colman McCarthy and The Charlotte Observer -- Eliminating standardized tests would improve schools D. Monty Neill and Noe J. Medina -- Standardized tests should not be eliminated from schools Gregory J. Cizek and Ramsay Selden -- How can the teaching profession be improved? -- National teacher certification would improve teaching National Board for Professional Teaching Standards -- National teacher certification would not improve teaching William Raspberry -- Merit pay programs would improve teacher performance Lamar Alexander -- Merit pay programs do not improve teacher performance Keith Geiger -- Extended teacher education produces more effective teachers Robert G. Carroll -- Extended teacher education does not produce more effective teachers Willis D. Hawley -- Should parents be allowed to choose their children's schools? -- Parental school choice programs would improve education John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe -- Parental school choice programs would harm education Bill Honig -- Government should not offer school vouchers House of Representatives Subcommittee on Elementary, secondary, and vocational education -- Choice programs should include religious schools Myron Lieberman -- Choice programs should not include religious schools Americans for Religious Liberty (ArkansasL) -- Should education for minority students emphasize ethnicity? -- Multiculturalism benefits all students New York State Social Studies Review and Development Committee -- Multiculturalism promotes ethnic separatism Arthur Schlesinger Jr. -- Afrocentrism promotes black self-esteem Molefi Kete Asante -- Afrocentrism does not promote black self-esteem Anne Wortham -- Bilingual education helps minority children Rita Esquivel -- Bilingual education handicaps minority children Rosalie Pedalino Porter -- What role should religion play in public education? -- Public schools should teach religious studies Warren A. Nord -- Public schools should not teach religious studies R. Joseph Hoffmann -- Public schools should allow formal prayer William E. Dannemeyer -- Public schools should not allow formal prayer Edd Doerr and Albert J. Menendez -- Student religious clubs should be allowed in public schools Robert K. Skolrood -- Student religious clubs should be banned from public schools Jon G. Murray -- What is the state of higher education? -- The tenure system should be preserved Henry Rosovsky -- The tenure system needs to be eliminated Page Smith -- Universities should strive for a culturally diverse student body Troy Duster -- Cultural diversity does not produce quality education Dinesh D'Souza -- Universities should teach multiculturalism Beverly Guy-Sheftall -- Multiculturalism harms higher education George F. Will.

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