| Contents |
Teachers: the heart of the matter -- Daily life of a teacher -- Demographic changes and student achievement -- The impact of teacher unions -- The myth of merit pay -- School charters, vouchers and privatization -- The legal tangle in education -- Curriculum and instruction: the what and how of schooling -- Students then and now -- The parent factor -- The limits of local control -- School boards -- The superintendent: CEO of the school district -- The critical role of the school principal -- Special education and other special services -- School finance -- Schools as organizations -- International comparisons -- Final exam. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010018494 |
| ISBN | 9781607098492 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781607098508 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781607098515 (electronic) |
