Education reform in Florida : diversity and equity in public policy / edited by Kathryn M. Borman, Sherman Dorn. - Albany : State University of New York Press, [(c)2007.] - 1 online resource (vii, 294 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : Issues in Florida education reform / The legacy of desegregation in Florida / Education finance reform in Florida / Accountability as a means of improvement : a continuity of themes / Diversity, desegregation, and accountability in Florida districts / Equity, disorder, and discipline in Florida schools / Competing agendas for university governance : placing the conflict between Jeb Bush and Bob Graham in context / One Florida, the politics of educational opportunity, and the blinkered language of preference / Florida's A+ plan : education reform policies and student outcomes -- Reginald S. Lee, Kathryn M. Borman, and William Tyson. Kathryn M. Borman and Sherman Dorn -- Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Barbara Shircliffe -- Sherman Dorn and Deanna L. Michael -- Deanna L. Michael and Sherman Dorn -- Tamela McNulty Eitle -- David Eitle and Tamela McNulty Eitle -- Larry Johnson and Kathryn M. Borman -- Larry Johnson and Deirdre Cobb-Roberts --



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Education and state--Florida.
Educational change--Florida.


Electronic Books.

LC90.6