No remedy left behind
Subtitle: lessons from a half-decade of NCLB
By: edited by Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn Jr.
Contributors: Hess, Frederick M.; Finn, Chester E., 1944-
Publisher: AEI Press; Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Blue Ridge Summit, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780844742557
Subjects: United States; Educational accountability -- United States; School improvement programs -- United States; Education and state -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: NCLB in the states: fragmented governance, uneven implementation / Paul Manna; title: America's great city schools : moving in the right direction / Michael Casserly; title: The political economy of supplemental educational services / Jeffrey R. Henig; title: The problem with "implementation is the problem" / Michael J. Petrilli; title: California: does the Golden State deserve a gold star? / Julian Betts; title: New Jersey: equity meets accountability / Patrick McGuinn; title: Colorado: the misapplication of federal power / Alex Medler; title: Michigan: over the first hurdle / David N. Plank and Christopher Dunbar Jr.; title: Rural Kentucky districts: "do it yourself" school improvement / Stephen Clements; title: Miami-Dade County: trouble even in choice paradise / Jane Hannaway and Sarah Cohodes; title: Remedies in action: four "restructured" schools / Julie Kowal and Bryan C. Hassel; title: District accountability: more bark than bite? / Joe Williams; title: Conclusion: can this law be fixed?: a hard look at the NCLB remedies / Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn Jr.