Title: Education myths : what special interest groups want you to believe about our schools, and why it isn't so /
Authors: Greene, Jay P., 1966-; Forster, Greg, 1973-; Winters, Marcus A.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Education United States
Contents: The money myth : "schools perform poorly because they need more money" -- The special ed myth : "special education programs burden public schools, hindering their academic performance" -- The myth of helplessness : "social problems like poverty cause students to fail, schools are helpless to prevent it" -- The class size myth : "schools should reduce class sizes, small classes would produce big improvements" -- The certification myth : "certified or more experienced teachers are substantially more effective" -- The teacher pay myth : "teachers are badly underpaid" -- The myth of decline : "schools are performing much worse than they used to" -- The graduation myth : "nearly all students graduate from high school" -- The college access myth : "non-academic barriers prevent a lot of minority students from attending college" -- The high stakes myth : "the results of high-stakes tests are not credible because they're distorted by cheating and teaching to the test" -- The push-out myth : "exit exams cause more students to drop out of high school" -- The accountability burden myth : "accountability systems impose large financial burdens on schools" -- The inconclusive research myth : "the evidence on the effectiveness of vouchers is mixed and inconclusive" -- The Exeter myth : "private schools have higher test scores because they have more money and recruit high-performing students while expelling low-performing students" -- The draining myth : "school choice harms public schools" -- The disabled need not apply myth : "private schools won't serve disabled students" -- The democratic values myth : "private schools are less effective at promoting tolerance and civic participation" -- The segregation myth : "private schools are more racially segregated than public schools".