Closing the gap
Subtitle: a report on the Wingspread Conference "Beyond the Standards Horse Race, Implementation, Assessment, and Accountability--the Keys to Improving Student Achievement"
By: edited by Terri Duggan and Madelyn Holmes.
Contributors: Duggan, Terri.; Holmes, Madelyn, 1945-; Council for Basic Education.; Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.)
Series: Special report; Special report (Council for Basic Education)
Publisher: Council for Basic Education
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: Educational accountability -- United States -- Congresses.; Educational change -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses.; Competency based education -- United States -- Congresses.; Education -- Standards -- United States -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Conference took place Nov. 2-4, 1999 in Racine, Wisconsin.
Conference papers: Standards-based reform and changing the metaphor of school : the principal's perspective / Tom Welch. Challenges of improving instruction : a view from the classroom / Deborah Lowenbert Ball, David K. Cohen. Finishing the race : a district perspective of standards-based reform / Vicki L. Phillips. Looking back at a decade of reform : the Maryland standards story / Nancy S. Gramick. Implementing standards-based reform : challenges for state policy / Margaret E. Goertz.
"Sponsored by the Council for Basic Education and the Johnson Foundation"--Cover.
Table of contents: value: Preface; value: Executive summary; value: Conference proceedings; value: Putting it all together : summary of findings; value: Conference papers; value: List of participants.