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

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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