Choice and Excellence in Public Education. Perspectives on National Trends.

Autor/in	Nathan, Joe
Institution	Metropolitan Affairs Corp., Detroit, MI.
Titel	Choice and Excellence in Public Education. Perspectives on National Trends.
Quelle	(1987), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Preparation; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Excellence in Education; Parent Participation; Professional Autonomy; Public Education; School Choice; School Restructuring; Urban Schools; Workshops + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernerfolg; Elternmitwirkung; Berufsfreiheit; Öffentliche Erziehung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung
Abstract	This report discusses national trends in achieving excellence in public education. Although graduation rates have improved greatly since the late 1940s and early 1950s, school restructuring is necessary if the basic skills of the nation's youth are to be improved sufficiently to meet the economic challenges of the 1990s. State governors are particularly concerned with education for the following reasons: (1) education is one of the largest items in state budgets; (2) a skilled labor force is required to attract modern industry to a state; (3) there is a direct relationship between the percentage of dropouts and the percentage of incarcerated persons in a state; and (4) the United States has always had a leadership role in education. The "Governors' 1991 Report on Education" suggested the following key recommendations to improve the quality of education: (1) make strategic investments in education; (2) treat teachers and principals as professionals; and (3) provide more choices among public schools. Empowerment of teachers and low-income parents in New York (New York) and Cambridge (Massachusetts) has resulted in the development of innovative curricula, reduced teacher attrition, and increased achievement test scores for minority group students. School choice plans in Minnesota, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan have increased academic achievement and improved college preparation. Responses to questions from participants are included. (FMW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC