Making schools work
Subtitle: a view from the firing lines
By: edited by Cheryl L. Fagnano and Katherine Nouri Hughes.
Contributors: Fagnano, Cheryl L.; Hughes, Katherine Nouri.; Milken Institute for Job & Capital Formation.
Series: The Milken Institute series in economics and education
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States -- Congresses.; Educational change -- United States -- Congresses.; School management and organization -- United States -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-112) and index.
"Published in cooperation with the Milken Institute for Job & Capital Formation."
"Based on remarks and papers given at the third annual Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards Retreat held in Los Angeles in March 1992"--Pref.
Table of contents: title: The economic context of education reform / Lewis C. Solmon; title: Whither education reform? / Chester E. Finn, Jr.; title: Beyond remediation / Henry M. Levin; title: Keynoters and award recipients; title: Teacher leadership for creating innovative schools / Linda Darling-Hammond; title: Creating innvoative schools; title: School reform / Valerie Mills; title: The practitioner / Linton Deck and Gordon M. Ambach; title: Improving America's schools / Cheryl L. Fagnano.