Education Reform in Florida

Diversity and Equity in Public Policy

302 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Describes and analyzes nation-leading school reforms in Florida.In Education Reform in Florida, sociologists and historians evaluate Governor Jeb Bush's nation-leading school reform policies since 1999. They examine the startlingly broad range of education policy changes enacted in Florida during Bush's first term, including moves toward privatization with a voucher system, more government control of public education institutions with centralized accountability mechanisms, and a "superboard" for all public education. The contributors arrive at a mixed conclusion regarding Bush's first-term education policies: while he deserves credit for holding students to higher standards, his policies have, unfortunately, pushed for equality in a very narrow way. The contributors remain skeptical about seeing significant and sweeping improvement in how well Florida schools work for all students.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9780791469842
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2007
• Größe: 229 x 153 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Herausgegeben von: Kathryn M. Borman, Sherman Dorn