Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind

Gamoran, Adam (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0815730330 / ISBN 13: 9780815730330

Published by Brookings Inst Pr, 2007

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340 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815730330
• ISBN 13: 9780815730330
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the latest in more than two decades of federal efforts to raise educational standards and an even longer stream of initiatives to improve education for poor children. What lessons can we draw from these earlier efforts to help NCLB achieve its goals? In Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap, leading scholars in sociology, economics, psychology, and education policy take on this critical question. Armed with the latest data and up-to-date research syntheses, the authors show that standards-based reform has had some positive effects, particularly in the area of teacher quality. Moreover, some of the critics' greatest fears have not been realized: for example, retention rates have not shot upward. Yet the overall pace of improvement has been slow, owing in part to poor implementation. Based on these findings, the contributors offer recommendations for the implementation and impending reauthorization of NCLB. These proposals, such as national testing and a rethinking of achievement targets, are sure to be at the center of the upcoming debate. Contributors include Thomas Dee, Laura Desimone, George Farkas, Barbara Foorman, Brian Jacob, Robert M. Hauser, Paul Hill, Tom Loveless, Meredith Phillips, Andrew C. Porter, and Thomas Smith.

About the Author

Adam Gamoran is professor of sociology and educational policy studies and director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include "Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study," co-edited with Yossi Shavit and Richard Arum (Stanford University Press, 2007).