Education myths
Subtitle: what special interest groups want you to believe about our schools, and why it isn't so
By: edited by Jay P. Greene.
Contributors: Greene, Jay P., 1966-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Education -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The money myth : "schools perform poorly because they need more money"; title: The special ed myth : "special education programs burden public schools, hindering their academic performance"; title: The myth of helplessness : "social problems like poverty cause students to fail, schools are helpless to prevent it"; title: The class size myth : "schools should reduce class sizes, small classes would produce big improvements"; title: The certification myth : "certified or more experienced teachers are substantially more effective"; title: The teacher pay myth : "teachers are badly underpaid"; title: The myth of decline : "schools are performing much worse than they used to"; title: The graduation myth : "nearly all students graduate from high school"; title: The college access myth : "non-academic barriers prevent a lot of minority students from attending college"; title: The high stakes myth : "the results of high-stakes tests are not credible because they're distorted by cheating and teaching to the test"; title: The push-out myth : "exit exams cause more students to drop out of high school"; title: The accountability burden myth : "accountability systems impose large financial burdens on schools"; title: The inconclusive research myth : "the evidence on the effectiveness of vouchers is mixed and inconclusive"; title: The Exeter myth : "private schools have higher test scores because they have more money and recruit high-performing students while expelling low-performing students"; title: The draining myth : "school choice harms public schools"; title: The disabled need not apply myth : "private schools won't serve disabled students"; title: The democratic values myth : "private schools are less effective at promoting tolerance and civic participation"; title: The segregation myth : "private schools are more racially segregated than public schools".