Generational change
Subtitle: closing the test score gap
By: edited by Paul E. Peterson.
Contributors: Peterson, Paul E.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Brand: Rowman n Littlefield Publishers; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham [Md.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Educational equalization -- United States.; Academic achievement -- United States.; African Americans -- Education.; United States -- Race relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Toward the elimination of race differences in educational achievement / Paul E. Peterson; title: How families and schools shape the achievement gap / Derek Neal; title: Putting education into preschools / Ron Haskins; title: Losing ground at school / Roland G. Fryer, Jr. and Steven D. Levitt; title: Lessons learned from school desegregation / David J. Armor; title: Early returns from school accountability / Eric A. Hanushek and Margaret E. Raymond; title: School choice by mortgage or design / Patrick J. Wolf; title: Many causes, no easy solutions / Chester E. Finn Jr.