TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Mary E.
TI  - Education: opposing viewpoints 
T2  - Opposing viewpoints  series
AV  - LA217.W725.E383 2000 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - San Diego, California
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Public schools
KW  - United States
KW  - School choice
KW  - Multicultural education
KW  - Religion in the public schools
N1  - 1 (pages 212-215) and index; 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; 2
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